419 scam: "Mrs.Patricia Hamed" <off------546148@bellsouth.net> Dear Beloved

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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:
- "million 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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
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.
- patriciahamed2010@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Patricia Hamed" <off------546148@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: patriciahamed2010@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:24:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Beloved

Dear Beloved

I am Mrs. Patricia Hamed from England. I am childless and a widow. I am married to late Engr. Sahad Hamed of blessed memory who worked with British Embassy in Kuwait for Twelve years and retired as an oil merchant, before he died in 2006. After the death of my husband, I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.

I fought against cancer with 4 years after his death, fibroid problems and hearing impairment as a result of drug reactions. We were married for Twelve years without children. He died after a short illness. Recently, my doctor told me that I would not last long in the next 3 months because of my illness with cancer.

I have a deposit of $10.6 Million Dollars (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with a bank in England. I want to invest these funds into charity organization. In short I want to use it to improve humanity. I am taking this decision because I do not have a child who will inherit this money and I can not believe my relatives, because they were hostile to me, since I have been suffering from cancer.

As soon as I receive your reply, I shall inform my lawyer to help you with the release of the funds to you. I want you to exclusively use this fund to help the less privileged and build orphanage homes.

The grace of God encouraged me to take this bold step.Please also assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Reply me at my private e-mail: patriciahamed2010@hotmail.com

God bless you.

Patricia Hamed

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