419 scam: "Christina Walde"<info@gurusankar.com> Hello my dear...

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",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)
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrs.christinawald1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christina Walde" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.christinawald1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:13:15 -0800
Subject: Hello my dear...

Hello my dear,

Greetings and may the peace of the Lord be with you and your family. It's a pleasure, Honor, Respect and blessings to introduce myself, I am Mrs. Christina Walde, a German citizen, aged widow of 78 years old without child. Presently, My health is unstable and i understand that i have a short time to live as a result of my cancer/stroke illness but i am not afraid for the lord has a place for me.

I am writing this message to seek the good in you by assisting the works of God to be establish in the life of people in need through church, orphanages, widows homes and especially the victims of the deadliest Isis in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria. My Late Husband worked with Financial Services Authority Texas and invested as well into Petroleum business in Middle East and United States. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4,500,000.00 (Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in a corporate account in Washington D.C.

Presently, the fund is still in the Company's account, I have decided to place you on behalf of the family as the beneficiary to receive the fund and utilize it for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to help the victims of the deadliest Isis in Asia since I have no one left in the family to do that.

I will be delighted to have your assurance on this project/charity deed and kindly reply with your personal details for further details and instructions.

waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks and Stay blessed.

Mrs Christina Walde

Leeds, United Kingdom

mrs.christinawald1@gmail.com

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