419 scam: "Mrs.Jessica William" <jessicawilliam44@yandex.com> Dear beloved Sister in Christ..............

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Jessica William" <jessicawilliam44@yandex.com>
Reply-To: jessicawilliam444@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 15:02:10 -0700
Subject: Dear beloved Sister in Christ..............

- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Dear beloved,
I'm Mrs.Jessica William from Monroe, Jersey City, New Jersey,United State of America I am 78 years old, I am deaf i don't hear and I'm suffering from a long time cancer of the breast, From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and doctor Silver have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next Three months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage and my health is really worst now, I was brought up in an Orphanage home, and i was married to my late husband Daniel William for twenty years without any child, can i trust you ?.
My husband and i are true Christian's, We lived all day in United State of America, since he was working here as a contractor and got share's with Companies here, but quite unfortunately, he died in a fire burnt, he burn to ashes none of his body was found.
Since his death I decided not to remarry and because of my bad stage of health, I sold some of our Inheritance belongings and deposited all the total Sum of $8.5 Million United State dollars with the bank of America , and all our jewellries, Diamonds and Golds With the Bank Also As Well.
My dearest beloved one in Christ can i trust you to distribute our life earns to the Motherless Homes and Churches and Haiti Suffering people ? As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in United State of America.
I will also issue a letter of authority to the bank, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
I Await Your Reply.
Yours Sincerely Sister in Christ,
Mrs.Jessica William.

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