419 scam: "Mrs Mary George"<mary@hotmail.com> REMAIN BLESSED .................I NEED YOUR HELP

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Mary George" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marygeorge.45@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 19:33:20 +0200
Subject: REMAIN BLESSED .................I NEED YOUR HELP

Hello I am Mary George,from USA 65yrsPlease kindly accept my apology for sending this unsolicited mail to you .
i am affected with cancer of the breast ,My condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more than 2 weeks,because the cancer stage has gotten its 3rd stage.
After my Doc Notice ,i have decided to divide part of my fortune,by contributing to the Charities & Motherless.
I was reading the ible when i came accross this touching passage
I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a STRANGER, and you took me in: Then shall the righteous answer HIM, saying. LORD, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee? Or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? Or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Insomuch as ye done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.) - Matthew 25:34-40 My dear i want you to know that i have been praying and praying because its not easy for me to entrust a total
stranger to all i have got on earth but my dear i want you to know that spirit of the lord led me to you and i know you have a place in heaven i was praying when the voice came telling me that what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and loose his soul and that's what the lord said to me ,and when i was sleeping the lord said that should donate all i have to the poor and needy around the world apart from my country through a total stranger and i was asking in my dream that how do i get this stranger he said he was going to send me a comforter a true christian, that when i see the person i will know. My dear i want you to know that you are the right person to carry out my last .

My dear, i want you to understand that before i contacted you i have and prayed without ceasing to God almighty for him to lead me to the rightful person who can help me accomplish my last wish on earth because according to my doctor he has informed me that i may not survive this upcoming surgical operation which i am very scared about.
I am willing to donate the sum of 3,500,000.00 pounds to the orphans in your Country can i trust you to help me?

With Love

Mary George

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