419 scam: "Jennet King" <helacheikhrouhou10@yahoo.com> Dear 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:

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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- jennetking10@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jennet King" <helacheikhrouhou10@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jennetking12@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 00:10:59 -0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

My name is Mrs.Jennet King I am a dying woman who has decided to donate
what I have to charity through you.You may be wondering why I chose you.
But someone has to be chosen. I am 59 years old and was diagnosed for
cancer about 2 years ago,after the death of my husband who had left me
everything he worked for.I have been touched by the Lord to donate from
what I have inherited from my late husband to charity through you for the
good work of humanity,rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's
hard earned funds inappropriately.

I have asked the Lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he
has,because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation,and I pray
that I survive the operation.I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum of $5.5
million (five Million, five hundred thousand Dollars)to charity through
you for the good work of the Lord, and to help the motherless,less
privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.At the moment I
cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact that my relatives are
around me and I have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone
calls because I deserve all the rest I can get.

Presently,I have informed my consultant about my decision in WILLING this
fund to charity through you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord
bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the
good work to others.If you are interested in carrying out this task,i will
inform my consultant, so that he can arrange the release of the funds to
you. I know i have never met you but my mind tells me to do this,and I
hope you act sincerely.I decided that 35% of this money should be taken by
you from the total sum upon the sucess release of this fund, because I am
now too weak and frigile to do things myself because of my cancer.

NB:I sincerely know that a lot has been written about some SCAM coming out
of the world,but I assure you that this will never in any way associated
with that as you will be given the right to verify this directly with the
the finance company where the fund was deposited.

I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished,as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last
wish, due to the fact that I do not want relatives or family members
standing in the way of my last wish.If you are interested, Direct Email
Contact :Jennetking10@yahoo.com

Your sincerely,
Jennet King

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME,ADDRESS,TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER ON YOUR REPLY
FOR EASY AND IMMEDIATE COMMUNICATION WITH MY CONSULTANT..

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