419 scam: "Mrs Julian Douglas"<test@szasun.com> Re:Honest Is The Best Policy

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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:
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Julian Douglas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <juliandouglas33@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 05:18:05 -0800
Subject: Re:Honest Is The Best Policy

Dear

peace is unto you as you read this letter. My Instinct tells me that I can trust you by my proposition. My late husband got your contact through a diplomat that was attached to the information and public affairs of the foreign mission when he was alive and instructed me to contact you for this humanitarian assistance and My Instinct directed me to send this money to you.

I am a widow and a devoted Christian, my name is MRS JULIAN DOUGLAS from UNITED KINGDOM. Since my husband died, I have been suffering from arthritics and lately doctors have diagnosed me with terminal cancer that left me with approximately twelve months to live. I am currently on wheelchair and being looked after by a nurse and some of my late husband's relatives in turns.

Before my husband died, he left some money to the tone of USD$4,800,000,00(Four million, eight hundred thousand dollars) and he made me promised him that it should be us ed for humanitarian work, because we have no children and he doesn't want his brothers to lay hands on it, since they don? Have same faith with us they have a different vision. This money is currently in a vault with a security company/bank in EUROPE.

If you will promise me that you will use this money to achieve the wish of my husband and me, then I will instruct the security company/bank to release the content of the vault in your name. For now, we cannot discuss this on the telephone to maintain confidentiality since my husband's family is around me round the clock.

Reply me through my email address for us to discuss so that you can go and claim this money before I die.
Remain blessed, as you will devote out your time for this trusted work. Thank you.
Yours sincerely
MRS JULIAN DOUGLAS

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