419 scam: "Mrs Annabelle Bertrand"<estudiogarcia@vdolores.com.ar> Hello, I need your urgent attention

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Annabelle Bertrand" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <annabertrand1950@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 00:43:48 +0100
Subject: Hello, I need your urgent attention

Hello,

Let me first apologize for this intrusion into your life even if i'ts very important to me.

I'm Mrs. Annabelle Bertrand by name, I am 58 years old. Ex-director of an NGO (Non-governmental organization), and a graduate of HCS (HIGH STUDY COMMERCE).

I had cancer for about 22 months, meaning 0-Esophageal cancer has been detected and unfortunately my doctor informed me that, and I'm in Phase IV, that is to say that i will not survive it.

During the progression of my disease, and sold my late husband Renovation Construction Company Auctions in London where we have live for 23 years.

The reason for my message is that i just lost my only Son, the salts heir, in a plane crash a few years back, so i have made arrangement for my money from the sale of my late husband business), Exactly the sum of Fourteen Million Three Hundred and Thirty Four Thousand British Pound. (£14.334 Million).

The reason why and contact you is because i am against the fact That we Funds remain the property of the foreign corrupt Government, and prefer it to be used to acts beneficial to the evolution of the world or perform of humanitarian acts, to help the needy people who suffer from hunger and extreme poverty in Africa and other parts of the world who cross an enormous humanitarian crisis, I believe strongly that this act that my son and i are been welcomed into the heavenly kingdom.

I am well aware of and what i propose and ask for nothing.

Being assured me of been in front of the Responsible person, Please contact me as soon as possible this enable me direct you on what to do is receive my fortune for humanitarian purpose before anything will happen to me.

Regards,
Mrs. Annabelle Bertrand

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