419 scam: FLORENCE ADAMS <florence.adams2@btinternet.com> Dearest Beloved,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "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)
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.
- florenceadams84@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FLORENCE ADAMS <florence.adams2@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: florenceadams84@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 07:21:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dearest Beloved,

Dearest Beloved,

Greetings to You and Your Lovely Family,

I am Mrs.florence Adams Johnson from Ivory Coast. I was married to Late Chief Adams Johnson who was a contractor with the government of Cote d?voire before his sudden death. When my late husband was alive, he deposited a Trunk Box that contains the sum of ($8.7000 000 .00USD) {Eight Million Seven Hundred thousand United States Dollars} as a family valuable with one of the leading Security And Diplomatic Companies here in my country.

This fund which my husband made throughout his years as a Contractor.
Basically, I have been sick since after the Death of My Husband and have been in and out of the Hospital on several occasions as Just Yesterday, our family doctor told me that it is very likely i will die within the next few weeks due to A Blood cancer {Leukamia}.This sickness has defiled all forms of medical treatment as the medical experts made me to understand.

Now,What Pains me the most and makes me suffer this emotional Stress and added to my sickness is my only Son that i am going to leave behind. It makes me feel a great pain that i am leaving him to die at his tender age.

I have decided to transfer the Trunk Box to you which my late husband left for me and my little son to you. I want Part of thecare of my Son for me and also to establish a profitable business where he c fund in the Trunk Box to Go to you and the other part of the fund to be used in taking an lay his hands after his education .
Please send me an e-mail to indicate your wiliness to assist me .I need your urgent reply with the below complete information.

Your Full names:
Your Residential Address:
Your phone/Fax numbers:
Your Age:
Your Occupation:
Your current:

As soon as I receive this from you, it will enable me go ahead and inform the Security And Diplomatic Company where the said Trunk Box is deposited, to change the ownership in your name and get it transferred to you for the project .
Be informed that this is all about TRUST and believing that he will be safe in your hand.I will also plead to you to always pray for me because only God heals.In God Arms,
contact me with this email:florenceadams84@yahoo.com

Mrs florence Adams Johnson
Widow.

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