419 scam: "Monika Mariama keffe"<offile@ymail.com> Hello Dearly.

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "% will be for you" (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)
- "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.
- mmkeffe96@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Monika Mariama keffe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mmkeffe96@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:20:41 +0100
Subject: Hello Dearly.

Hello Dearly.

My name is Mrs. Monika Mariama keffe, a nationality of Republic of Benin,also a retired Director in the Ministry of Health ,I am married to late Mr. Adams Keffe who worked with France Embassy (here in my country) for 12 years as an accountant before he died in October 2010.

We were married for twenty years with a son. My husband died after an illness that lasted for only four days,When my husband was alive, we deposited the sum of 12,500,000 Euros (Twelve Million five hundred thousand Euros) with a bank here in Republic of Benin in a joint account in the favor of our only son.

The purpose of this huge sum with the bank is for building a hospital of our own after our retirement from the government work,Presently,this money is still with the bank. Recently my doctors informed me that I would not last for the next two months due to my cancer problem although what disturbs me most at this moment is stroke am thinking all the time the future of our son.

As a result of this situation, I decided to transfer out this fund to you so that you will utilize it the way I shall instruct herein.

The 50% of this total fund will be for my son’s future in your country which will be invested into a good business venture until he is of age and mature enough to manage it, the 30% will be for you/family for your assistance in taking care of my son; while the remaining 20% will be used for orphanages, disabled and charity purposes.

I wish you to use the fund as I have instructed above. I took this decision because my son who will inherit part of this money is not capable to carryout this charity work alone because of his age now.

Our son (David) is just 16 years old now and as such I doubt his ability to manage this fund as my late husband and I had wished, want you to adopt him as your own son in your country as soon as the money is transferred to your account he will make preparation of coming over to stay with you as your son . Above all, my relatives are not to be trusted and I don't want my family hard earned money to be misused.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner hence the reason for taking this bold decision of contacting you believing that you will not let me down in this project.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank here along with all the necessary information you need in receiving the total fund on my behalf.

I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as my partner I will like to hear from you immediately you get this mail.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I have stated herein.

I have told my son my intention to contact you on this matter and he is well pleased.

I expect to hear from you soonest. Please write to me at:(mmkeffe96@gmail.com)

Remain blessed.

Mrs. Monika Mariama keffe

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