419 scam: "Missionary Carol Mitchell."<scanner@johnbellomd.com> Hello Beloved, 15/03/2014

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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:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Missionary Carol Mitchell." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cb621459@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:18:30 -0400
Subject: Hello Beloved, 15/03/2014

Hello Beloved,

I am Sister Carol Mitchell a Missionary in Saint Leo's Catholic Church
Lagos State Nigeria, But I am Citizen of America from California USA.I
am very sick now and I deposited the Sum of US$6M in Zenith Bank
(Nigeria) Plc here, But my Doctor here in the Hospital told me that I
will not survive this Sickness that I have only two weeks more to
live.

So I want you to help me stand as my next of kin to enable Zenith Bank
here Transfer this US$6M to you, But note that you will take US$3M out
of this US$6M and give the remaining US$3M to any Charity Home in
United State, Africa, Canada, Europe and Asia because that was the vow
I made to my God Almighty before I became a Missionary.

I want you to get back to me immediately if you are interested to
stand as my Next of Kin, So that I can introduce you to my Lawyer,
Bank and direct you on how to proceed before I pass away in this world
because I have only two weeks to live according to my Doctor. I wait
your urgent response.

Thanks,
Missionary Carol Mitchell.
Saint Leo's Catholic Church

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