419 scam: Gloria Shaw <gloriashaw1000@gmail.com> THIS IS A DONATION FOR CHARITY WORK,COULD YOU PLEASE CARRY IT OUT FOR ME?

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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:
- "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.
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.
- mrsgloriashaw01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Gloria Shaw <gloriashaw1000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsgloriashaw01@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 04:41:24 +0200
Subject: THIS IS A DONATION FOR CHARITY WORK,COULD YOU PLEASE CARRY IT OUT FOR ME?

My Dearest,
MAY THE PEACE OF GOD BE WITH YOU!!

"I believe we make a LIVING by what we GET, but we make a LIFE by what we GIVE"
I know that this may sound strange or surprise because we have never met, but I hope you accept it with all your heart because God works in many ways we donâ€™t know.

My name is Mrs. Gloria C. Shaw, from South Africa. I am 75 years old woman and I was diagnosed with Cancer of Leukemia about four years ago, immediately after the death of my husband. I have been battling with this deadly disease and now the doctor has confirmed to me that I have few days to live. I have decided to donate what I have to the Charities. Hence we have no child that will inherit the fund.
I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband for the good work of charity rather than allow his relatives to lavish my husband's hard earned fund. That is why I wanted a foreigner because I donâ€™t want them to know where the money will be transferred to.
As I lay on my sick bed, I want you to help me in carrying out my last wish on earth which will also be very profitable to you. I want to â€œWILLâ€ a total sum of $2 million USD (Two Million USD) to you which I want you to distribute parts of it to many CHARITY HOMES for me and the rest for yourself and your family. (80% shall be for the charity work while 20% shall be for you and your family.)

To proceed further, please kindly send me as soon as possible these details:
Full Name, Age: Sex:
Occupation: Nationality: Phone Numbers: to my private email id below:

So that I can instruct my family lawyer to prepare the AUTHORIZATION NOTE in your name as my NEXT OF KIN which you will send to the bank for the claim of the fund.

Please I want this to be done as a matter of urgency because I donâ€™t have much days left according to my medical doctor.
May God bless you abundantly as you are honest to carry out this charity work.
Please reply me only with this my private email id: mrsgloriashaw01@gmail.com
Remain Blessed,
Mrs. Gloria C. Shaw.

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