419 scam: "Mrs. Vera Ernest" <veraernest@hotmail.com> Greetings My Dearest

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Vera Ernest" <veraernest@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Vera Ernest" <veraenest@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 07:25:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings My Dearest

Mrs. Vera Ernest
Lot 104, Jacques Avenue,
01 B.P. 3691 Co Cody,
Abidjan -Ivory Coast

Greetings My Dearest

Greetings to you and to your entire family, Dear i have selected your name among other names due to its Esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that i can do business with and By the recommendation, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere MISSION. I am Mrs. Vera Ernest from Australia, A widow to late mr. Ernest Edmond of Ivory Coast, Am Suffering from long time cancer of the breast. My late Husband was a Finance Director in the Ministry of works and housing before his retirement from service, after his retirement we went into; Real Estate Business and also Government building contract. We were married for years without a child, due to my fibroid problem i hardly move around.

Recently, my doctor told me that I may not last for the next 15 weeks because the cancer has gotten to a very bad stage. When my husband was alive he made a deposit of ($5.500.000.00usd) five Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars, hoping to use the money to expand our business by buying some construction Machines and equipment before he met his death. Knowing my condition I have decided to donate this money out for a charity purposes. Dear, I want to transfer this money to you, I want you to use atleast 70% of this money to help the orphanages, poor, sick ones in the hospital, widows, help women with cancer, help in the worship places then you can take the remaining amount to take care of your home because every worker deserve its wages.

I honestly pray that this money when transferred to your Country will be used for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without God is vanity, Dear your religion does not matter to me, What matter most to me is using this money with the fear of Amighty God,

Please your urgent reply will be highly apreciated

Mrs. Vera Ernest,

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