419 scam: madam_2 madam_2 <madam_2_8@msn.com> A CHARITY DONATION,

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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: madam_2 madam_2 <madam_2_8@msn.com>
Reply-To: <madamvictoria007@voila.fr>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:20:27 +0000
Subject: A CHARITY DONATION,

I AM MADAM VICTORIA WILLIAM,

I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM OVARIAN CANCER DISEASES AND THE DOCTOR SAYS THAT I HAVE FEW DAYS TO LEAVE.

I AM GREEK WOMAN FROM GREECE BUT BASED IN AFRICA BURKINA FASO FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS AS MERCHANT IN COCO AND RUBBER EXPORTATION,

I AM ABOUT TO END THE RACE WITH OUT FAMILY AND NO CHILD,
I HAVE $4.5 MILLION IN MY ONLINE ACCOUNT WITH ECOBANK,

I AM WRITING YOU THROUGH THE HELP OF MY COMPUTER AT MY BED SIDE I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO THE FIRST
FOREIGNER THAT WILL APPLY TO THE BANK AFTER I HAVE GONE BUT FOR MY HEART TO BE AT REST YOU MUST SEND 50% OF THE TOTAL MONEY TO
ORPHANAGE HOME IN YOUR COUNTRY AND 50% FOR YOU,

REPLY ME BACK I WILL GIVE YOU THE BANK INFO
VERY URGENT BEFORE IS LATE.

MADAM VICTORIA WILLIAM,

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