419 scam: Safari Catherine Edmond <safaricathyedy1@hotmail.fr> DONATION FROM SISTER SAFARI CATHERINE

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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: Safari Catherine Edmond <safaricathyedy1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: safariedy02@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:27:08 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: DONATION FROM SISTER SAFARI CATHERINE

DONATION FROM SISTER SAFARI CATHERINE
My Dear in Christ,

With Due Respect, I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart. My name is Mrs.Safri Catherine Edmond from India; my husband Mr.Edmond Zidian who worked with Spain embassies in Canada, Malaysia, and Ivory Coast before his death, we were married for 20 years without a child and He died after a brief illness that lasted for only few days. I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.He deposited the sum of $7.5 Million USD with one of the banks. Recently my doctor confirmed to me that I have serious sickness which is cancer and problem. Haven known my condition I decided to donate this money to a Christian or any other religion institutions or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct later on.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.Hoping to receive your response immediately Reply to back urgently to enable me give you more detail,
Yours sincerelySister Safri Edmond

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