419 scam: "Penelope Davenport"<penelpedavenport@hotmail.com> My wish

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024031627 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- barpatrickmyers@hotmail.co.uk (Hotmail, United Kingdom; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- my lawyer with this specified email address:e-mail:barpatrickmyers@hotmail.co.uk barrister patrick myers (esq) atkin chambers. suite (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Penelope Davenport" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <penelopedavnport@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:15:30 -0700
Subject: My wish

Lady Penelope Davenport.
42 Dryden Street,
Leicester, L15,
England.

Dear Friend,

As you read this,I don't want you to feel sorry for me because I believe
everyone will die someday.Please do not be surprised at the way I got your
contact, its obvious that this proposal will come to you as a big surprise.This
is because we have not met before but I am inspired to send you this email,m
y Name is Penelope Davenport suffering from cancerous ailment.I am married
to Sir Richard Davenport an Englishman who is dead.My husband was into private
practice all his life before his death.we live together as husband and wife
which lasted for three decades without a child. My husband died after a protr
acted illness,My husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and
the less-privileged individuals as he had passion for persons who can not hel
p themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament.
I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this relationship
,which never came,when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of
Ten Million Pounds(10,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling)which
were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market with
his bank here in UK. Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently,
my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous pro
blems I am suffering from.
Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the
cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I have dec
ided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes
from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers,orphans, dest
itute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children,barren-women and
persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.
I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and
I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused or invested into
ill perceived ventures. I do not want this money to be misused hence the rea
son for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know
where I am going. I do not need any telephone communication in this regard
due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband rela
tives around me,I do not want them to know about this development.

Contact my lawyer with this specified email address:E-mail:barpatrickmyers@hotmail.co.UK

Barrister Patrick Myers (ESQ)
Atkin Chambers.
Suite D4738, Holograms Suites
4855 Copthal Avenue London.
United Kingdom.
Tel:+44702 403 1627
E-mail:barrpatrickmyers@hotmail.co.UK

Tell him that I have WILLED A310,000,000 to you by quoting my personal ref
erence number Law/chamber/solicitors/rt/osb/WILL/9834520012 and I have also
notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good
work.

Remain blessed.
Your Sister,
Lady Penelope Davenport

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