419 scam: "Mrs. Helen Green ."<piercedav@aol.com> DONATION

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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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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.helengreen@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Helen Green ." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrshelen.green3@skymail.mn>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:57:10 -0700
Subject: DONATION

Dear Beloved Friend,

Greetings in the name of Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs. Helen Green, a widow to late Alhaji Ahamed Abu, a new Christian convert suffering from long time cancer of the breast with only six months according my Doctors, I am presently in a Hospital in London taken my treatment. I inherited all my late husband's business and wealth after his death because during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child, and now I have decided to divide this wealth to churches in Africa, America, Asia and Europe in order to help the needy.

I selected you to be the beneficiary to this fund after going through the internet, and I have prayed over this selection. And now I am willing to donate the sum of $10 million to you to start my Dream Project for the less privileged since I cannot handle the Project due to my poor health condition.

This donation of $10 million is in presently in a USA Bank, so upon your reply I will instruct the Diplomat in charge Mr. Anthony Nice who is presently in Dallas Texas: 972-865-9554 to open a Bank Account on your behalf.

So please confirm these items as below if you are interested in this my Dream Project:

1, Your full name

2, Your contact address

3, Your telephone

Note that until this Donation of $10 Million is delivered to you, I will strongly insist that this transaction most be keep a top secret as I wait for your kind reply through this email: mrs.helengreen@hotmail.com

God bless you and your family.

Mrs. Helen Green .

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