419 scam: "Mrs. Harriet H. Din"<dinharriet@yahoo.com.hk> From Mrs. . Harriet H. Din,

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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: "Mrs. Harriet H. Din" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <h.dinharriet@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:53:54 -0700
Subject: From Mrs. . Harriet H. Din,

I am Mrs. Mrs. Harriet H. Din, a widow to late Garhi H. Din who died in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm).

I lost my first pregnancy because of the trauma and became sick of Cervix Cancer with associated illness resulting from years of loneliness and childlessness. As a result, I dedicated my life to minor charity work and since then, I have been in and out of the hospital. Believing God to see me through in the proposed medical surgery which the doctors are deciding because of the deteriorating state of my health , I have decided to fulfill a vow to give out the deposit which my late husband had left me and the ever hoped child.

Please bear in mind that you must show honesty and personal commitment in this humanitarian project with focus on human development through building vocational centers, health and others. The aim is to engage the less privileged and the depressed in productive and social activities that will make them feel loved. By so doing, you will not only sustain them and the project but help them to build and reshape their future for better society which we all had dreamed. Therefore, my prayer is personal commitment to this mission even when I am not physically present pending when I am completely recovered from the proposed surgery.

To ensure that you are protected and been taking care while handling the project, I will map out certain amount for your personal use from the deposit and will provide you the legal document to receive the deposit as my trustee. Believing God for successful surgery soon, I request you to send your personal information to enable me inform the fund manager to process the release of the deposit to you. This is to ensure that my health condition do not in any way interfere or hinder the mission during my recovery period.

I look forward to your mail with your personal information. Please include a phone number in your information to speak with you.

Be blessed.

Mrs. Harriet H. Din

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