419 scam: "MRS. RANIA HASSAN" <mrsraniahassan5@gmail.com> May the Peace of God be unto you

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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.
- mrs.raniahassan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. RANIA HASSAN" <mrsraniahassan5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MRS. RANIA HASSAN" <mrs.raniahassan@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:59:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: May the Peace of God be unto you

May the Peace of God be unto you,

I am acting on divine guidance contact you for this. I need someone I can trust, with charity. I was diagnosed with lung cancer, according to the medical report, the cancer has advanced to the very last stage and you know what that means. I have been abused by relatives and family because of my past. I am a Christian now repented and God put in my mind to give out the rest of my money to charity, I do not trust all my friends here because none of them cared about me, but for the money, and I know about my health. I decided to choose a neutral person with a good heart, where the decision to contact you came. I want to distribute these funds to people in need, especially the sick and homeless. I am 73yrs old and God really blessed me with wealth. I will wait your answer here before going ahead to give instructions.

Reply me through my private ID: mrs.raniahassan@gmail.com

Mrs. Rania Hassan

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