419 scam: LUCY WILLIAMS <lucy.williams27@btinternet.com> GRACE AND PEACE BE WITH YOU.

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "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.
- lucy2williams@hotmail.fr (Hotmail, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: LUCY WILLIAMS <lucy.williams27@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: lucywilliams2@msn.com
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 10:13:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GRACE AND PEACE BE WITH YOU.

Dearest in Christ,

I hope you will not be embarrassed receiving this mail as we have not had previous correspondences on this. I got your email address through the assistance of Microsoft church directory system.
I hope you will not impede the trust and confidence I repose in you. In brief introduction.I am Mrs Lucy Williams ,from Saudi Arabia.I am married to late Mr Samuel Williams,

who worked with Saudi Arabia Embassy in Ivory Coast for Twenty years before he died in the year 2003,after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.
We were married for Eighteen years without a child. Before the untimely death of my husband,we were both born again Christians. Since after his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he kept the sum of (US$4,000,000 M)(Four Million Dollar) in a General Trust Account with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire in Africa,and this money is still in the bank.

Recently,Following my ill health, Doctors have told me of my detoriating ill health due to my cancer problem.Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to a Christain organization (Church) or believer in Christ who will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein,according to the desire of my late husband before his death.

I want this fund to be used in Christain Activities like, Orphanages, Christain schools,and Churches for propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.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 still muslems 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 hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always.I don't want them to know about this development.With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply, I shall give you the contact of the bank in Abidjan,Ivory Coast.I will also give you the document that will prove that you the present beneficiary of this fund.

I want you and the Church to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard.My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your life.contact me throught this email lucy2williams@hotmail.fr any delay in your reply might be a reason for me to contact another believer or Church for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ
Mrs Lucy Williams.

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