419 scam: r_22drr@vip.citiz.net =?utf-8?Q?Donation_For_Charity=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: r_22drr@vip.citiz.net
Reply-To: r_22dr@rediffmail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 22:17:01 +0800 (CST)
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Donation_For_Charity=E2=80=8B=E2=80=8B_Works.?=

Dear Beloved One

Greetings to you and sorry if this message came to you as a surprise. I am Mrs. Rose David from Kuwait. I am married to late Mr. Richard David, who worked with Kuwait Embassy in Ivory Coast for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2004,after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.

I found your email address through my late husband internet dater late Mr. Richard David, we were married for Eighteen years with a daughter (Hannah) who later died in a motor accident. Before the untimely death of my husband, I am presently admitted at the hospital my Doctor told me that I may not last for the next three months due to my blood cancer and. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

I have some funds at bank inherited from my late husband account sum of (US$6.5M) (Six Million, Five hundred Thousand United States Dollar) I wish to know if I can trust you to use the funds for charity project and %30 will go to you as compensation, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another Person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed.
Mrs Rose David.

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