419 scam: Euro Lottery Award <b_waugh@talk21.com> God Bless You.

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- characares@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Euro Lottery Award <b_waugh@talk21.com>
Reply-To: agenthupas@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:56:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: God Bless You.

Greetings,
I am Mrs. Chara Moraitis; I am 71 years old from Greece. I was brought up from a motherless babyâ€™s Home and was married to my late husband for five years and give birth of first child (Alastair) that died through a knock down of a Mack lorry while crossing the road and my husband was poisoned to death by his business associates. Although, before his death we were true Christians, and since the sudden shock of my beloved son and that of my cherished husband live in my heart, I never intended to re-marry. I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of GBP12.5million with a Financial Company.
Meanwhile, I have been battling with cancer of the Lungs for so many years that is affect my brain, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that great physicians of my time has confide to me that my probability of living in months ahead is God Hands, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage and that is why I want to WILL my inheritance deposits to you.
However, in your sincere dedication to the services of Almighty God and to the LESS PRIVILEGE I will make my WILL on your NAME and also link you to my lawyer who will aid you through to make claims of my inheritance deposit of Twelve Million five Hundred thousand Great British Pounds Sterling left in my account under Fixed deposit, you will also have 20.00% of my inheritance funds for your private investment and It is my last wish to see that the remaining funds is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organizations where I came from, I want you as a God fearing person, to also use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows. I took this decision before I rest in peace because my time will soon be up.
shall give you the necessary guidance to make this claim once I received your response in my private e-mail: characares@aol.com
May the Good lord bless and protect you in Jesus name. Amen.
God Bless You.
Mrs. Chara Moraitis
E-mail: characares@aol.com

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