419 scam: "Mrs.katherine creamer" <iinfo32@yahoo.pt> urgent attention

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "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.katherine creamer" <iinfo32@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mrs.katherine creamer" <katherine5050@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 10:46:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: urgent attention

Mrs.katherine creamer
To me
december 1

Beloved,

Your kindness is immensely needed. My name is Mrs. Katherine Creamer. I was born in troupe, Texas. This is a town in east Texas not far from Austin Texas and I got married to Late Mr. Ramo, I am living in New Zealand and now hospitalized.

Iâ€™m currently suffering from Hepatocellular carcinoma and my health is deteriorating seriously.Â My doctor said I may not live beyond a month; I became worried because if I die now, I donâ€™t have any reliable person that will take care of my adopted daughter Becky Creamer whom I adopted in the year 2005, immediately the pass onto glory of my late husband Mr. Ramo Creamer. I am in need of a realizable person with a good heart that will bring up Becky and take care of her needs until sheâ€™s grown and finished her education, a person that can take Becky as his or her own daughter, this is the reason I sent you this letter.

Â Hence, I inherited the sum of Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($8,800,000.00) USD) from my late Husband and if you consider my proposal worth handling, then I am ready and willing to entrust my inheritance to you before I die to enable you take care of my daughter and do my last wishes which are as follows:

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Instructions

(1) To donate One Hundred and Fifty Thousand dollars ($150,000.00 USD) to the orphanage.
(2) To donate Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($500,000.00 USD) to a good cancer foundation.
(3) I am offering you 20% of the total sum as a reward for handling these assignments and to take care of my adopted daughter.
(4) The remaining funds after all expenses are calculated shall be handed over to Becky at her 28years.

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Upon receipt of your responds then I can detail you more of my daughterâ€™s situation, how to go about the inheritance and more about me.

I wait to hearing from you as soon as possible

Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Katherine Creamer

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