419 scam: "Mrs. Marion William" <test@portrans.com.ec> Dearest One Please Be Honest.

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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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Marion William" <test@portrans.com.ec>
Reply-To: <marion.william@rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:42:06 +0800
Subject: Dearest One Please Be Honest.

PHILIPPIANS - 4 v13 I Can Do All Things.

Dearest One Please Be Honest,

Good day

As you read this message, may the peace of the Lord be with you Amen, My name is Mrs. Marion William, I am a dying woman who had decided to donate what I have to the Charities. I am 71 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about four years ago, immediately after the death of my husband; I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from my late wealthy husband for humanitarian care rather than allow his relatives to use my husband's hard earned fund.

As I lay on my sick bed, I want you to help me to carry out my last wish on earth which will be very profitable to you. I want to WILL a total sum of US$6.5Million to you which I want you to distribute 70% of these money to any charity home, and the rest for yourself, please for further information contact me ASAP for more information.

Waiting to hear from you today if you could be trusting.

God Bless you.
Regards,
Mrs. Marion William

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