419 scam: "ST.MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH HEADQUARTERS" <contactafgoffice01@gmail.com> Dear Beloved;All I Needed Is Trust Honesty Fairness.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "million 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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "calvary greetings" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "ST.MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH HEADQUARTERS" <contactafgoffice01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: st.marycchurch@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 13:13:57 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved;All I Needed Is Trust Honesty Fairness.

CALVARY GREETINGS TO YOU FROM,

ST.MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH HEADQUARTERS
128 CHAPEL STREET BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS .
FROM THE DESK OF REV.FATHER NICOLAS DOMINIC

TO; Dear Beloved.

I am Rev.Father.Nicolas Dominic , I really want to say a big thank you for
this kind privilege. I know this proposal will meet you in great surprise.
But for your effort to stand by me to this great achievement will be
appreciated. I have decided to send you this proposal after this morning's
prayers.

I want to inform you that I have one foreigner Mrs.Mary Lucinda of Kenya
who is currently living here in Barbados before she was involved in a
serious car accident and Died immediately buried for over (4) months now
and none of the relations has shown up. And before her ultimate Death she
told me that she has been Banking with a Bank in the United State of
America which I have contacted the Bank through her email contact address
with the bank which I found out she has saved over Eight Million Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars $8.2Million dollars in her account.

So my dear, please I want you to be secretive in this business, because of
my position as PARISH PRIEST in the church, I am ready to share with you
40% of the liquid cash of ($8.2 Million) But in case you are not satisfied
with the sharing mode, please do let me know in your return mail, you can
as well expressed your sharing mode to me All I needed is trust, honesty
and fairness so that we can get hold of the money our-self.

I will also like you and to assist me invest my share in a legitimate
business of your choice with high income there in your country which I will
be visiting from time to time. Why because as a Priest here I will not want
the church to have an Eyebrow on me please.

Then lastly what i require from you now before we can get this funds
transferred to you by the bank in the USA as Next Of Kin to Late Mrs.Mary
Lucinda is as below,

Full Name;..........

Address;...............

Copy Of ID;............

Phone Number;..........
With the above detail i will now secure all these Three necessaries
documents in your favor as below and hand them over to the bank in the US
.Then the Bank will open an Online account in your favor that will enable
you to have direct access to the fund through online banking and make
transfers from the account to your personal bank account of your choice
from the comfort of your home or office .

1). HER DEATH CERTIFICATE

2). OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE TO YOUR NAME
3). POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM HIGH COURT HERE

Please I need you to put heads together with me to get hold of the funds if
you are sure of been honesty and fairness over this deal.

Prayers & Respect
Rev.Father.Nicolas Dominic
St.Mary Catholic Church
City Barbados.

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