419 scam: "Mrs. Margaret Williams"<mrs.m.williams@sify.com> Hello dear My name is Mrs. Margaret Williams I am 75yrs, I stay in New York Cit

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrsmargretwilli8@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- to you as i hear from you immediately. email: mrsmargretwilli8@yahoo.co.jp or mrs.m.williams@sify.com best regards mrs. margaret (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Margaret Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsmargretwilli8@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 04:02:28 -0700
Subject: Hello dear My name is Mrs. Margaret Williams I am 75yrs, I stay in New York City , USA

My Dearest

My name is Mrs. Margaret Williams I am 75yrs, I stay in New York City , USA.I am a good merchant woman, I have a companies and good shares in various banks in the world. I spend all my life on investment and corporate business. All the way I lost my husband and two beautiful kids in fatal accident that occur in November 5th 2003.

I am a very greedy woman with all cost because I don't care about people, since when I have an experience of it is difficult for me to sleep and give rest. Later in the year 2004 February and I was sent a letter of medical check up, as my personal Doctor testify that I have a lung cancer, which can easily take off my life soon. I fill so badly because a lot of investment cannot be run and manage by me again. I quickly call up a pastor/prophet to give me positive thinking on this solution, as my adviser. He ministers to me to share my properties to motherless baby orphanage homes & people that need money for survivor both students.

So I am writing this letter to people who really need help from me both students in college, to contact me urgently. So that I can make available preparation on that especially women of the day, who are divorced by their husband, why they cannot survive the mist of feeding their self

Probably let me now what you really need the money for, and if you can still help me to distribute money to nearest orphanages homes near your town. Now I am so much with God, and am now born again Christian, please to remind you don't belong to scammers or any act of fraudulent on internet I will give more information to you as I hear from you immediately.
Email: mrsmargretwilli8@yahoo.co.jp OR mrs.m.williams@sify.com

Best Regards
Mrs. Margaret Williams.

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