419 scam: "Mrs. Veronica Maarten" <mejooooly@gmail.com> My Last Will...

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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:
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "certificate fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "are expected to pay " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "fastwaydispatch@advir.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Veronica Maarten" <mejooooly@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dispoff1@fastmail.co.uk
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 00:35:20 +0530
Subject: My Last Will...

Greetings,
Am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have never met
before and you would also be asking why I have decided to choose you
amongst the
numerous internet users in the world, precisely I cannot say why, but
do not be
worried for I come in peace and something very positive is about happening to
your life right now and to the lives of others through you if only you can
carefully read and digest the message below.
I am Mother Veronica Maarten, 87 Years old woman and the wife of Late Sir
Degraef Maarten whom died in a Plane crash in September 1998 while they were
flying from New York to Geneva. Please see site below for more information.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html
After the death of my husband, I relocated fully to the United Kingdom
to manage
our investment, but now that I am old and weak I have decided to spend
the rest
of my earthly life in my Ranch/country home. Before the death of my husband we
had a plan to use the last days of our lives to donate half of what we have
worked for to the less privilege and charity homes and the other half for
ourselves, family members and close friends, but it is so unfortunate that my
husband is not alive today to do this with me and I am very weak and old now,
hence I have decided to do this philanthropic work on behalf of my
late husband.
Presently, I have willed out almost half of our assets to several
charity homes
and to some of the less privilege in different countries. Despite the
agreement
between my late husband and I to give aid to the deprived, we also agreed to
render support to an individual we have not meet before in life due to
the fact
that when we were still young in life we received an anonymous help from an
individual we did not know and which we have not being able to know till this
day, the impact we got from such gesture made us to do same.
I am sorry to inform you that you will never have the chance to know
me because
I have just concluded the assignment which my husband and I have agreed upon
before his sudden death and you happened to be the beneficiary of our
last WILL,
hence I need you to do me a favor by accepting our offer.
Four weeks ago, I deposited the sum of 2,800,000.00 (Two Million Eight Hundred
Thousand British Pounds) with FASTWAY COURIERS UK to deliver to you, but I was
very ill so I could not send you an email until today. What you have to do now
is to contact the FASTWAY COURIERS UK as soon as possible to know when
they will
deliver your package to you.
For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance Premium
and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is not a
Drug Money
or meant to sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country. For urgent delivery of
your cheque to you, you have to send a mail to the DISPATCH OFFICER of
the above
courier company now to his two contact emails below:
Contact Person: Mr. Terry Clouds (Dispatch Officer)
Email Address: dispatchofficer@fastmail.co.uk
fastwaydispatch@advir.com
Again, you are not to pay for the delivering Charge, the Insurance premium and
the Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque because I have already paid for
them, the only money you are expected to pay is 210.34 British Pounds for the
security keeping of the cheque so far.
I would have paid the fee but the company insisted that I should not because
they don't know when you will be contacting them and to avoid demurrage or
further cost.
You are to reconfirm the below information to them to avoid any mistake on the
Delivery.
1. Postal address:
2. Full Names:
3. Direct telephone number:
4. Age:
Below is the security keeping code: (SCT/0433/C) of your draft, you
are to also
present it to them for verification before delivery. Please, try to
contact them
as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay.
NOTE: I will no longer be reading my emails nor surfing the internet
as I have
retired completely from the outside world to my ranch, at this moment I have
nothing to do with cars, emails and other luxuries etc. All further
correspondence should be forwarded to the courier company for the delivery of
your cheque to you.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. Veronica Maarten

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