419 scam: Mrs Christabel Brown <mrschristabell@hotmail.fr> I NEED YOUR HELP WITH TRUST

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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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Christabel Brown <mrschristabell@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: mrschristabell2@webmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:57:54 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP WITH TRUST

I NEED YOUR HELP WITH TRUST
Dear Elect ,

I am glad reading your note my beloved,I decided to hand you over this money,and you should know that my contact to you is By the special grace of God, please understand that you are not helping me rather you are working for God the creator of heaven and earth.

so that the work of God is maintained, I hope you will utilize this money the way I instructed you herein.30% is for you while 70% is for the project to take care of the orphanages and the less priviledge once and use the rest for the work of God in your country. The Bank is aware of every thing I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health, and because Of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always I don't want them to know about this as they are not aware of the deposit money. Iam Mrs Christabel Brown the wife of the late Mr Smith Brown From Tunisia
Northern Africa.

Fill this form below and send back to me immediately to enable me forward it to the Bank Manager in Burkina Faso who will make thetransfer of the fund into your account:

FULL NAME.....................
ADDRESS.......................
AGE:....................................
STATUS:..............................
STATE/COUNTRY................
TEL/NUMBERS......................
OCCUPATION.......................

Don't forget to always pray for me because all my hope to survive is
in God the creator who holds death and life...
Hoping to receive your reply.
Mrs.Christabel Brown

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