419 scam: "Mrs Silvia Cattaneo" <silviacattaneo@katamail.com> From Mrs Silvia Cattaneo

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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Silvia Cattaneo" <silviacattaneo@katamail.com>
Reply-To: silviacattaneo1@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 05:18:35 -0000
Subject: From Mrs Silvia Cattaneo

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>From Mrs Silvia Cattaneo
Dear beloved friend,
I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across
your email contact from my personal search and decided to write to you
concerning my Late husband fund deposited fund, so that the bank will
transfer this money to your account I am Mrs Silvia Cattaneo from Spain,

Married in Abidjan Cote D,Ivoire, i am 42 years old, i am deaf and
suffering from Sickness for long time, which affected my Hart. From all
indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have
courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next few months,

this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. I was
brought up in a motherless babys home in madrid, and was married to my
late husband for twenty years without a child. My husband have died since
two years ago and the family of my late husband have drived me away
because i have no child with my husband and the family. Since his death of
my husband I decided not to re-marry,

my husband is very rich and have a lot of investment which the family now
have taken over.I herited this US$8.6M dollars(Eight million six hundread
thousand dollars)which my late husband deposited in one of the bank here
before he died. presently this money is still with bank Presently, I‘m
with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment. I
have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have being trying
everthing humanly possible but God knows the best.

I need your assistant to receive this US$8.6M to your account enable me
come to your country and take a better treatment which you will invest
this money for me in good lucrative business in your country because this
money is the only hope of my life. As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give order enable the Bank to release the money to your account Awaiting
your reply,

Waiting to hear from you soon

Mrs Silvia Cattaneo

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