419 scam: "Mrs Foma Conroy" <test2@hostlution.net> Greetings From Mrs Foma Conroy

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Foma Conroy" <test2@hostlution.net>
Reply-To: mrs.foma_conroy1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:45:32 -0400
Subject: Greetings From Mrs Foma Conroy

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Greetings From Mrs Foma Conroy

After going through your information over the Internet I decided to
contact you for friendship and assistance for distribution of my
inheritance towards charity. My name is Mrs Foma Conroy; I am a dying
woman who has decided to donate what I have for the good work of
charity.I am 65 years old and I was diagnosed for breast Cancer for
about 2 years now. I have been touched by God to donate from what I
have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of
Charity, rather than allowing my husband evil relatives to use my
husband hard earned funds ungodly.

They don't care about man kind, all they care is how to rob some money
from me and spend them ungodly.Please pray that the good Lord forgives
me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has
because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for a surgery soon
and I want to make sure that I make this donation before undergoing my
surgery. I decided to donate the sum of $3,500,000 (Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and
also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the
assistance of the widows and unfortunate mothers. At the moment I
cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my
husband's relatives are always around me and trying to see if they can
overhear my conversations and my health status as well.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,
and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to
others. I have informed my consultant about the ($3,500,000.00). it is
true that I don't know you and you don't know me, but I have been
directed by God to contact you for this.

Thanks and God bless. I will direct you further after hearing from you.
NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until
the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize
my wish. Also I will be contacting with you only by email as I don't
want my husband relations or anybody to know because they are always
around me.

Regards,

Mrs Foma Conroy

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