419 scam: Caroline Philip <mrs_charityjohnson41@yahoo.co.jp> =?iso-8859-1?Q?querido_en_el

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "abidjan" (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: Caroline Philip <mrs_charityjohnson41@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Caroline Philip <crolinephilipe@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 22:25:31 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?querido_en_el_Se=F1or=2C?=

querido en el Señor,

Mi
nombre es Sra. Caroline Philip , un Canadiense pero con residencia en
Abidjan Costa de Marfil. Estoy envejeciendo viuda que sufre de una larga
enfermedad. Actualmente estoy internado en un hospital privado aquí en
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, tengo algunos fondos que heredé de mi difunto
marido, gran aficionado al Sr. Philip Lambert. La cantidad de (USD $
6,500,000.00) que depositó en uno de los bancos aquí y necesito una
persona honesta y temerosa de Dios que tiene sentimientos humanos que
pueden utilizar estos fondos para la obra de Dios y el 15% del total de
fondos será para usted como su compensación por haber aceptado hacer la
obra de Dios. Por favor, si usted sabe que va a ser capaz de utilizar
estos fondos para la obra del Señor amabilidad de contestar.

Que
la gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, el amor del Padre y la comunión
del Señor sea amable con usted y su familia Amen? Con la esperanza de
recibir su r esp uesta. Dios los bendiga.

Su hermana en el Señor.
Sra. Caroline Philip

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