419 scam: JOYCE MARKSON <joyce.markson4@btinternet.com> hi

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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 us 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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "remain 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_marksonp001@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JOYCE MARKSON <joyce.markson4@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: mrs_marksonp001@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 18:50:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: hi

Remain Blessed,

I am Mrs Joyce Markson ,the wife of late Mr Patrick Markson, I am contacting you to let you know my desire to establish a charity foundation in your country with this sum $5, 500.000 ;00 (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) which I inherited from my late husband Mr Patrick Markson.

It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice in your country and distributed each year among the charity organizations, motherless baby's home, mosques, churches, Schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate.

I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless baby's home and presently, I'm hospitalized here in (Abidjan) where I am undergoing treatment for my up coming breast cancer surgery operation and also the Bible made us to understand that "Blessed is the hand that giveth". I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.Exodus 14 VS 14 says that "the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace". I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health but I know that with God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact where the money was deposited by my late husband to enable you contact them and discuss with them how you how you will receive the money. I will also issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present new beneficiary of this money. I want you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard.

try to contact me immediately with this ( mrs_marksonp001@yahoo.co.jp ) For more information.

Thanks.
Yours Sister,
Mrs Joyce Markson

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