419 scam: Oscar Boar <boar_oscar@yahoo.pt> Dear Friend

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- oscar_boar@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Oscar Boar <boar_oscar@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Oscar Boar <oscar_boar@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:41:30 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear Friend

Â Dear Friend,
Greetings from Bupa Cromwell Hospital and God bless I am Mrs Oscar Boar ,awidow to the Late Clark Hank, I am 53years old, and a new Christianconvert, suffering from long time, cancer of the ear. From allindications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quiteobvious that I won't live long according to my doctors. This isbecause my cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My latehusband was killed during the U.S raid, against terrorism inAfghanistan when he traveled to Afghanistan to monitor a Hospital/aHumanitarian Found at (HHF) he was setting up for the benefit of theAfghan masses as of then; whose majority and 99 percent of them wereMuslims, Islamic scholars and loyalists. During the period of ourmarriage we couldn't produce any child.
But my late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited allhis businesses and wealth, and when I noticed that my condition is notimproving rather it gets worsen by the day I decided to divide part ofthis wealth, to contribute to Charity and the development of the churchesin England London Uk, and I prayed over it. So I am willing to donate theÂ sum of $5.8 Million to you for charity, Evangelical work and the less privileged,churches, orphanages and widows, Propagating the word of God and to ensurethat the house of God is maintained.
I took this decision upon myself because I don't have any child that willinherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and Idon't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers.Because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ isvanity upon vanity. Please I want you to note that this fund is depositedwith security company For safety purpose. And upon my instruction, I willfile in an application for the Change of Ownership of the fund to yourname once I hear from you and you give me assurance of utilizing the fundproperly. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and thefellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family.
I Await Your Urgent response to this email and with your contact telephonenumbers and be informed that any delay in your response will give me roomin sourcing for a church, another person or Christian individual for thissame purpose.
Yours in Christ.Mrs Oscar BoarEmail: Â oscarboar@hotmail.comEmail: oscar_boar@yahoo.co.uk

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