419 scam: "MS EVELYN HEITZMANN" <evelynheitzmann12@gmail.com> DONATION FOR CHARITY WORK

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- evelyn_heitzmann@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MS EVELYN HEITZMANN" <evelynheitzmann12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <evelyn_heitzmann@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:15:52 +0100
Subject: DONATION FOR CHARITY WORK

>From Mrs. Evelyn Heitzmann.
Email: evelyn_heitzmann@yahoo.es

Hello Beloved

My name is Mrs.Evelyn Heitzmann, a German a dying woman who have decided to donate what I have to charity through you. You may be wondering why I chose you. But someone has to be chosen. I was diagnosed for cancer about a years ago, immediately after the death of my husband who had left to me everything he worked for and I am presently in a hospital.

I have been touched by the lord to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to charity through you for the good work of humanity, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds inappropriately.

I have asked the lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he has, because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation, and I pray that I survive the operation.

I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum of $5.5 Million (five Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) to charity through you for the good work of the lord, and to help the motherless and the less privileged.I want to emulate mother Theresa who helped orphans during her days on earth.

Presently, I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING this fund to charity through you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.

If you are interested in carrying out this task, i will inform the bank about this will and will as well connect you to the bank for you to contact them

Note: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish. If you are Interested.

Sincere Greetings,
Mrs. Evelyn Heitzmann.

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