419 scam: "Mrs.Sarah Hendrick" <info@sara.com> (no subject)

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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 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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
- sarahhendrick101@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sarah Hendrick" <info@sara.com>
Reply-To: sarahhendrick101@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:06:44 +0500
Subject: (no subject)

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Dear Beloved in Christ,

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, having known the truth;
I had no choice than to do what is lawful and just in the sight of God for
eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God & His Mercies and
glory upon my life. I am Mrs. Sarah Hendrick, the wife of Mr. Robert
Hendrick; both of us are citizens of the united state of America. My
husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Hong Kong for twenty years before
he died .We were married for ten years without a child. My Husband died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we
both got born-again as dedicated Christians.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is strongly against. When my late husband
was alive he deposited the sum of (FOURTEEN MILLION POUNDS) with a Bank in
Europe. Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the management
just wrote me as the beneficiary that our account has been DORMANT and if
I, as the beneficiary of the funds, do not re- activate the account; the
funds will be CONFISCATED or I rather issue a letter of authorization to
somebody to receive it on my behalf (note that you need to activate his
account) as I can not come over.

Presently, I'm in a hospital in Hong Kong where I have been undergoing
treatment for throat cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my
doctors have told me that I have only a few mouth
to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity
organizations and NGO anywhere in the World in helping human race. Because
relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness,
I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any
of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand-in as the
beneficiary and collect the Funds from the Bank.

I want a person that is God-fearing who will use this money to fund
churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure
that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that
blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don't have
any child that will inherit this money and my husband's.I await your
quick response to this mail as this is my last wish to see this funds
transferred before my Death. Please my beloved for further communication on
how we are going to conclude this.

Email:sarahhendrick101@gmail.com

Your Sister In Christ,
Mrs.Sarah Hendrick

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