419 scam: Mrs Linda Garu <mlndgg@hotmail.com> Dear Good Friend In Christ

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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:
- "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 Linda Garu <mlndgg@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Linda Garu <mlndg@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:41:19 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Good Friend In Christ

Â Dear Good Friend In Christ,

Sorry if this message come to you as a surprise,My name is Mrs. Linda Garu,born in Perth Western Australia,Married to late Dr.Silas Garu when He was alive he work with formal president wife Mrs Simon Gbagbo in Ivory Coast. Im sendindg you this message from my sick bed I got your email through my late husband internet datas.

Im currently addmited to the hospital here in London suffering from kidney cancer & Parkinson disease which denied me making babies,According to my Doctor I will not last more than two Month.

My late husband Dr.Silas Garu was a very rich Man in Ivory Coast When He was alive He deposited (â‚¬ 2.500,000.00 )Two million five hundred thousand euros with one prime bank here in Ivory Coast.I wish to know if I can trust you to use this fund for charity project like Orphanages and churches remember in (Proverb 19:17 )"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again". I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are Unbelivers.

Take %15 percent of the total fund â‚¬ 2.500,000.00 as a compensation use %85 for Charity as I mentioned.Immidiately I hear from you I will give details to achieve it, Please always be prayerful all through, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another man/woman of good faith for this same purpose.

God Bless You.
Mrs.Linda Garu.

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