419 scam: Mrs Maria Barak <shunokayama@yahoo.co.jp> Greetings and God bless you from Mrs. Maria Barak.

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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.
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Maria Barak <shunokayama@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Maria Barak <mariabarak6@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:03:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings and God bless you from Mrs. Maria Barak.

Greetings and God bless you from Mrs. Maria Barak.
With due Respect and Humanity I write to donate and hand over this fund to you for orphanages and widows / less privileged and propagate the gospel of God (US$3.8M) Three million Eight hundred thousand dollars deposited in a finance firm by my late husband.
I, Mrs. Maria Barak, 68 years old without a child, married to late Engr.Abraham Barak from Israel who worked with (Cambodian National Petroleum Authority ( CNPA ) before he died in the year 2012 after a Cardiac Arteries Operation, presently my doctor said I will not last long due to Colon Cancer, you are requested to send your full name, telephone and fax number with your resident address for documentation process to transfer the fund to you without any hindrance to accomplish our vow to God. Always pray for me daily. Thanks and waiting your quick response.
Mrs. Maria Barak

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