419 scam: "Mrs Joel Monarres" <nead@faculdadeguararapes.edu.br> Reply me via my E-mail Address (mrsjoelmonarres@hotmail.com)

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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 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.
- mrsjoelmonarres@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:11:02 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Reply me via my E-mail Address (mrsjoelmonarres@hotmail.com)

Hello,

I hope that this e-mail has reached you in the right frame of Mind. I am Mrs Joel
Monarres, I am suffering from a cancerous ailment. When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of £10.8 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling which were derived
from his vast estates and investment in capital market with his bank here in UK.

I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes
from my husbands effort to fund the up keep of widows,widowers, orphans, destitute,
the down- trodden, physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who
prove to be genuinely handicapped financially, You can also take only 20 percent of
this funds, on the grand that you are personally in need. Please get back to me via
my email (mrsjoelmonarres@hotmail.com) for further information.

Sincerely,
Mrs Joel MonarresMonarres

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