419 scam: "MRS.MARY GLEN"<mary@emplot.net> HELLO

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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:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.MARY GLEN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <glenmary591@ yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2016 01:08:22 +0300
Subject: HELLO

I AM MRS.MARY GLEN A WIDOW FROM CUPAR, FIFE. SCOTLAND SUFFERING FROM A LONG TIME CANCER
I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME CARRY OUT MY DREAM CHARITY WORK WITH THE S U M OF ?3.5M WHICH I INHERITED FROM MY LATE HUSBAND ;I COULDN'T CARRY OUT THIS CHARITABLE WORK BY MYSELF DUE TO MY ILLNESS. I TOOK OUT THIS TIME TO WRITE AND SEARCH THE I N T E R N E T FOR A RELIABLE PERSON LIKE YOU AND I BELIEVED YOU WILL HELP ME RECEIVE THIS F U N D S AND DISBURSE TO CHARITIES, I HAVE THIS STRONG DESIRE TO HELP THE POOR ORPHANS SUFFERING EACH DAY, BUT THIS DREAM CANNOT BE REALIZED AS A RESULT OF MY HEALTH, WHICH DOES NOT IMPROVE, HENCE I DO NOT KNOW IF I WILL SURVIVE HAVING UNDERGONE DIFFERENT SURGICAL OPERATIONS, WHICH HAS KEPT ME HOSPITALIZED.
AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR RELY INDICATING INTEREST TO CARRY OUT MY DESIRE BY SENDING YOUR DATA, I WILL SEND YOU FURTHER DETAILS
YOUR WILL BE ENTITLE TO 30 % FOR YOUR SERVICES; 10 % FOR ALL MISCELLANIES EXPENSES WHILE 60 % GOES TO THE CHARITABLE WORK
HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON, THANK YOU AND REMAIN BLESSED
YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS.MARY GLEN

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What can you do when you receive 419 spam