419 scam: "Mrs shrinder jorgensen"<cyntjorgen@gmail.com> Calvary greeting

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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:
- "million us 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs shrinder jorgensen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shrinderjorgensen@live.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:42:33 -0800
Subject: Calvary greeting

Calvary greeting,

I am Evangelist mrs shrinder jorgensen, presently i am in Rotterdam Erasmus Academisch Ziekenhuis Stratendijkwal 230, 3015 CE 010 463 9221 Hospital were i am undergoing my Medicals treatment for cancer of the lungs. I am 61 years old, I am now a new Christian convert,suffering from long time cancer of the lungs. My late husband was killed by some murders, and during the period of our marriage we had a son who was also killed in a cold blood with my husband in his car this killer have turn me to a wido who have no husband and child .My late husband was very wealthy and after his death,I inherited all his business and wealth.

I am willing to donate the sum of $18.5000,000.00 Million US Dollars to the motherless baby homes,needy, poor,charity homes and widows too.My personal physician told me that I may not live for more than two months Lastly,I want you to be praying for me as regards my entire life and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth lately that wealth acquisition without Jesus Christ in one's life is vanity upon vanity.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security company and also send to you the deposit certificate and authorization document and the seceret code to my money which you will forward to the security company which was giving to me, that will proof you as my newly beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in. I shall wait at your prayerful reply.

Mrs shrinder jorgensen

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