419 scam: "Mrs. Elizabeth Alan" <saudicenteropt@hotmail.com> From Mrs. Elizabeth Alan (Very Urgent Please)

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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:
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mrselizabethalan31@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Elizabeth Alan" <saudicenteropt@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrselizabethalan31@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 08:36:49 -0800
Subject: From Mrs. Elizabeth Alan (Very Urgent Please)

God Be With You

Greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus my name is Mrs.Elizabeth Alan from
Thailand and I have been sick suffering from cancer for years now and I
have been in the hospital for more than 8 months now and my condition is
deteriorating and I feel I might not live too long because of my health
condition, As I have inform you of my late Husband Dr, Alan Fredrick who died in
a air crash since 31 October 1999 and over since he died I have been
looking for a good Christian person who can assist me do the work of God.

Note at the moment I cannot do anything on my own because of my health
condition therefore I am so happy to receive your mail and your wiliness to
assist me receive my late husband money that has been deposited with a
security bank in Thailand as the next of kin. Also you need to know that
the total amount been deposited with the security bank in Thailand is the
sum of USD$18, 000, 000, 00 Eighteen Million United State Dollars. Please
all I need right now is to give my late husband Attorney an instruction to
assist you make a change of ownership to your name as the rightful next of
kin to late Alan Fredrick and assist you secure some of the documents in
your position. Please promised me that you will carry out order by using
the money to do the work of God helping the Motherless babies, Less
privilege and homeless all over the Europe America Asia And African
because that has been my dreams and my late husband dreams. As soon as I
hear back from you I will give you further instruction on how to proceed
with my late husband lawyer.

Lastly I need to seek for your utmost trust and accomplishment to assist
me complete this good work of God and as you do that may the Lord Almighty
bless you and your family and note without God every thing is vanity upon
vanity.

Your Beloved in God,
Mrs. Elizabeth Alan
mrselizabethalan31@yahoo.com.hk

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