419 scam: wendy mills <wenmills1@gmail.com> (no subject)

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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.
- wenmills1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: wendy mills <wenmills1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 05:41:31 -0700
Subject:

Good day

My name is Mrs. Wendy Mills,auditor of financial firm; I was married to
late Mr. James Faruq, who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ghana for nine
years before he died in the year October 2003. We were married for twenty
years with a child. He died after the illness that last only for four days.
In my bank branch presently, I discover an unclaimed account whose
relatives I cannot get in touch with. i want you to partner
with me and receive the Fund in your account, i will replaced you as his
legal next of kin. Is bordering me to see this ( $17.5 Million U.S Dollars
) confiscated going into government treasury as an abandoned fund. On your
interested kindly let me know so that I can give you a Comprehensive
details on what we are to do.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Contact me here:
wenmills1@gmail.com

Warmest regards,
Wendy Mills,

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