419 scam: "Mrs.Tary Wesford"<mfgozie@gmail.com> Faith Donation/Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

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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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- mrstraywesford@hotmail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Tary Wesford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev10001@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 03:57:15 -0700
Subject: Faith Donation/Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

Subject: Faith Donation
Name: Evangelist Tary Wesford
Address: 2a Merchiston Avenue. Edinburgh EH10 4NU. Scotland UK.

Greeting in the Name of God

I am Mrs.Tary Wesford, A widow to the Late Mr. Marcus Wesford, I am 59
yrs old, I am a new Christian convert working as a missionary in Africa
before I Was urgently transfer to my home country here in Scotland United
Kingdom, am suffering From long time cancer of the breast, from all
indication my condition is really Deteriorating and I am afraid that I
won't live more than two Months, because of the pains I am passing through
and because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My late
husband was killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in Afghanistan,
and during the period of our marriage we had a 23 yrs old son who died in
an auto crash three years ago. My late husband was very wealthy and after
his death I inherited all his business and wealth. My Doctor suggested that
I will go for a surgery because I have tried so many ways for solution but
no solution, I Hate surgery but I don't have a

The reason why I am contacting you from my sick bed is because I want to
divide the part of my husband wealth to contribute to the development of
the church and Mosque in Africa, America, and Asia And also in Europe. I
prayed over it, and I am willing to donate the sum of TEN Million Great
Britain pounds (10,000,000.00 GP) to the less privileged and orphanage Home
through you.

My God is the one that directed me to you and I want you to use 70% this
funds to work for God and keep 30% to yourself. Please I want you to note
that this fund is lying in a Citibank and upon my instruction, my Bank will
proceed with their transfer Procedures once they get some vital information
from you as my next Beneficiary.

Lastly, I want you to keep everything about this transaction very private
and secret because there are so many people that are searching a way to
claims My Husband fund especially my husband relatives and friends, I hate
them because they only interested on my husband Fund. I honestly pray that
this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose, because I
have come to find out that wealth with our God and Happiness is vanity upon
vanity. If you are willing to help me, please kindly get back to me with
your following details which I listed below:

Your Full Name:
Contact Address:
Mobile Phone Number:
Occupation:

IF YOU HAVE ANY CRIMINAL RECORD PLEASE DO NOT BOTHER TO REPLY TO THIS
MESSAGE AS IT MAY DISQUALIFY YOU.

May the Grace of our God and the Fellowship of God be with you and your
family.

I await your urgent reply with my private : mrstraywesford@hotmail.ru

Yours in Christ,

Mrs.Tary Wesford.

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