419 scam: Grace S Smith <gracesmith.uk09@googlemail.com> Please Kindly Get Back To Me

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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:
- "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 orphan 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.
- gracesmith.uk09@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Grace S Smith <gracesmith.uk09@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: gracesmith.uk09@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 10:49:22 -0500
Subject: Please Kindly Get Back To Me

Dearest Friend,

I am writing you with the tears, sore, and pains in my heart to let
you know the
reason why I picked you for my proposal. I am sincerely sorry if I
disturb your
privacy with my proposal; firstly I will start by introducing myself.
My name is
Sarah G. Smith; I'm 25 years old, I school and work as a cloth maker after my
studies, I live in London England. I am the only daughter of my parents, my
father died in an auto accident on his way to see my sick mother where she was
admitted for breast cancer treatments. My mother gave up when she heard about
the death of my father in same hospital where she was admitted, May their soul
rest in perfect peace, amen. Before the death of my father he willed his Real
Estate & Gas station business to me and a sum of ?50,700,000.00(Fifty Million,
Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling). After the death of my parents
I find it
difficult paying my school fees, feeding and taking care of myself as
a lady as
no one is left to guild me.

I went to the bank where my late father deposited the fund for me to make some
withdraw out from the account, I was not grant access to draw from the account
due to the clause that was placed on the money by my late father before his
death, saying I must be 30 years of age before I will have access to claim the
fund by myself or if I am married before the age of 30 my husband will be
eligible to collect the money for me or if I could present a trust
worthy person
to the bank as my relative the fund will be given to the person on my behalf.
But today I am only 25 years old I have no access to draw from the
account till
I am 30 but as things are with me now, I might also lose my life since I can't
feed well which is the reason why I am contacting you to help me, Please I am
pleading with you to stand in as my husband to claim this fund or if you are
married already and still wish to help me by standing as a relative to claim
this fund for me I will be more than happy to tell you more on how we are to
proceed.

Please write me on this e-mail address : gracesmith.uk09@hotmail.co.uk

I will be waiting to hear from you,

With Love
Grace S Smith

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