419 scam: Margareta Schmidt <margaretaschmidt91@yahoo.com.ph> Hello Friend

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Margareta Schmidt <margaretaschmidt91@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: Margareta Schmidt <marg_schmidt1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:50:16 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Hello Friend

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Greetings

My name is Margareta Schmidt, national of Germany, I am an E.C. patient, and presently hospitalized in England, my doctor says I have a few months to live so i have decided to stay within the confinement of my hospital room and live out my last days on earth quietly. I asked that my hospital room be equipped with a laptop so that I can take care of some outstanding issues, one of which is my desire to donate a sizable amount of money to cancer research institutes and other deserving charity organizations, so I decided to go online and find some one remotely afar who can receive the funds from where it is presently deposited and disburse the money to cancer research institutes, churches, orphanages home, handicaps, widows and widowers and other deserving charity organizations.

I do not want my husbandâ€™s hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill perceived ventures. I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner,hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

For no reason at all should these people get my money and I want you to also promise me that you will make this last dream of mine come to past.

By the way the full meaning of (E.C.) is Esophageal Cancer, and don't mind the time taken from your busy schedule to work with me on this sole act of charity, because you will surely be compensated. Indicate your willingness to assist me and I willÂ send you more details.

Kind Regards,
Maregareta Schmidt

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