419 scam: Magreth Duke <magreth_duke@rediffmail.com> Greetings From Mrs Magreth Duke,

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "million us 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Magreth Duke <magreth_duke@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: magreth_duke@cantv.net
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:23:28 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Greetings From Mrs Magreth Duke,

Greetings From Mrs Magreth Duke,

I am Mrs Magreth Duke,

Greetings to you and your family. I am Mrs Magreth Duke " A widow to late Mr.Kenneth Duke"Who Died in a Motor Accident 3 Years ago, I am 55 years old, without a Child married to my late Husband for 20 years without a Child and My Late Husband Deposited the Sum of $4.5,000,000 US dollars, Four Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars in one of the Bank Here in Abidjan Ivory Coast and I am suffering from pancreatic cancer and it also Affected my Breast,

Before the Death of my late Husband that 3 years ago, we both decided that we are going to use this Money for the charity works Organisation for the poor people around the World, because we have no Child who will take care of this huge amount of money,

And now that my condition is really bad and it is quite obvious that I wonâ€™t live for more than two or three months according to my doctors, I am willing to donate the sum of $4.5,000,000 Million US dollars for you to help the widows and the less privileged ones in the rural and urban areas and to carry out charity works Organisation for the poor people in your Country,

Please kindly Reply me Soonest and Urgently with your details and i am waiting for your Prayerful Responds

Kind Regards
Mrs Magreth Duke,

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