419 scam: BRENDA JEFF <brenda.jeff1@btinternet.com> Friend Is Only You I Have Now Please?

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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.
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.
- brendajeff03@hotmail.fr (Hotmail, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: BRENDA JEFF <brenda.jeff1@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: brendajeff03@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 17:08:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Friend Is Only You I Have Now Please?

MY DEAR BELOVED ONE,
Greetings in the name of God
I am Mrs Brenda Jeff married to late Mr jeff Abrahim,we are from west africa
my late husband is a sucessifull cocoa business man,i am suffering from long time cancer of the breast,during our marriage i have no child ,at the process my husband was piosioned by his uncle and he died,As a result of my urgily sickness my doctor told me that i may know live more than one year my late husband deposited some money in one of the international security company here in Cote D'iviore for the family before he was killed,but because of my urgily stution illiness i decided to donate the money for the help of the motherless homes, poor people,Orphans,disables and churches ,my bad sickines condition will not permitt me to make use of the money again ,i decide to give it at to the needs for Gods work,
You do not need to be suprise for my message because before i contact i prayed the spirit of God directed me chose you personaly and hand this project to your hand i chose you as the spirit of God lead my hearth, to donate this sum of (10.4Million Euro) only,please my dear reply to me urgent for more details so that i will explain better to you and give you the contact of the security company to transfer it to your account, i will forward to you the deposit certificate immediately,but you will promise me that you will not betray my trust which am going to lay on you now as the spirit encourage me to do,
please my dear help me and retrive this money from security company and use it to help the needs ,you will use 20%of the money for your own ,thanks
may the lord be with you amen,
Please once you are interested kindly send me the following details
information below.
1.Full Name ..............
2.Private tel.............
3.Your Age................
4.Your Country............
5.Your Occupation.........
my dear reply urgent,and all correspondences to my private email:
brendajeff03@hotmail.fr
Best Regards
Mrs. Brenda Jeff

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