419 scam: "Mrs.Joy Wilford"<KshortyR@hotmail.com> Letter From Mrs.Joy Wilford

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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 "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrs.joywilford2021@myself.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Joy Wilford" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Mrs.JoyWilford2021@myself.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 23:51:36 -0700
Subject: Letter From Mrs.Joy Wilford

Dearly Beloved,

Please read this slowly and carefully, as it may be one of the most

important emails you ever get. I am Mrs.Joy Wilford , I was married to

DR.FRANKLYN WILFORD Late. He used to work with Shell Petroleum

Development Company London and was also a seasoned contractor in the West

African Region and some states in the United States . He died on Monday,31

July, 2012 in Paris. We were married for seven years without a child.

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I

Believe Everyone will die someday. I have been diagnosed with Esophagus

cancer and My Doctor told me that I would not last long due to my

complicated health issues.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to

give our entire fund to charity organizations /churches/ Mosque motherless

/ babies/less privileged/widows, as I want this to be one of the last

good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity

organizations in the Oman, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has

deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore since i am here at

the london hospital.

I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and

distribute the money which I have donated to charity organization in

Bulgaria, Thailand, Russia and Pakistan; they refused and kept the money

to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be

Contended with what I have left for them. As this occassioned me to work

without one who is not closely related .

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this

money, I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going .I know that

I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. As soon as I receive your

reply I shall give you more details on how to work and get this done

through the help of our family attorney so that he can introduce you to

the account officer of the bank were my husband deposit $20,000,000.00

million dollars and issue you a letter of authorization that will empower

you as the original-beneficiary of this fund.

I want you to always pray for me and any delay in your reply will give me

room in sourcing for another individual for this same purpose. If you are

not interested, kindly pardon me for contacting you. But if you are

kindly reply me at my private e-mail :(Mrs.JoyWilford2021@myself.com).

Thanks,

Yours Sister in the Lord,

Mrs.Joy Wilford

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