419 scam: PROUVOST Marie Brigitte <direction_hydro_quebec.inter@yahoo.fr> Bonjour Bien =?UTF-8?Q?Aim=C3=A9=20en=20christ?=

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- prouvost.marie.brigitte@hushmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PROUVOST Marie Brigitte <direction_hydro_quebec.inter@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: prouvost.marie.brigitte@hushmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 02:45:20 +0100
Subject: Bonjour Bien =?UTF-8?Q?Aim=C3=A9=20en=20christ?=

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Bonjour

Je me prÃ©nomme Marie Brigitte PROUVOST, Ex-Adjointe au Service des
Affaires financiÃ¨res de la SociÃ©tÃ© Italo-Tunisienne d'Exploitation
PÃ©troliÃ¨re (SAF/SITEP) d'origine FranÃ§aise, nÃ©e le 27 Mars 1944, femme
stÃ©rile. Du moment oÃ¹ je travaille Ã SITEP ( SociÃ©tÃ© Italo-Tunisienne
d'Exploitation PÃ©troliÃ¨re),
j'ai rÃ©ussi certaines transactions par l'aide du Feu, CARDINAL BERNARDIN
GANTIN de la RÃ©publique du BÃ‰NIN qui gagnait sa part sur chaque virement
sur mon compte domiciliÃ© Ã la Banque BOA DU BÃ‰NIN ( B.O.A). Durant toute
ma carriÃ¨re Ã la SITEP, mon dÃ©pÃ´t dÃ©clarÃ© Ã la Banque BOA DU BÃ‰NIN (
B.O.A) est d'une valeur de (1.015.000 Us Dollars). Aujourd'hui, je suis
sous-observation mÃ©dicale pour le mal dont je
souffre depuis plus de deux (04) ans et selon les investigations
mÃ©dicales par mon Docteur, Paul ROCK NATTAN mes jours sont comptÃ©s, j'ai
peur de mourir sans puis LegÃ© ma fortune pour sa bonne gestion. Le feu
Philippe LEROY, PrÃªtre diocÃ©sain, dÃ©cÃ©dÃ© le 28 fÃ©vrier 2013, dans sa 74
Ã¨me annÃ©e, m'a rendue visite le 13 juin 2012. C'est aprÃ¨s mes
confessions que, Feu Philippe LEROY m'a conseillÃ© de faire
Dons de CharitÃ© de cette fortune disponible Ã la B.O.A. Je tiens
vivement Ã respecter les recommandations du feu Philippe LEROY, c'est
pour cette raison que je vous Ã©cris ce message pour solliciter votre
modeste personne Ã devenir mon future lÃ©gataire (BÃ©nÃ©ficiaire). Mon
souci le plus ardent est d'aider des personnes en situation critique.
RÃ©pondez-moi si vous Ãªtes d'accord pour m'accompagner.
Merci et que le bon Dieu vous bÃ©nir.

Cordialement
Marie Brigitte PROUVOST
E-mail: prouvost.marie.brigitte@hushmail.com

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