419 scam: "Mrs. Thelma Bender"<thelma@info.org> READ & GET BACK TO ME REGARDING YOUR RELEASED FUND!!!

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- sarahbagwell9@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Thelma Bender" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sarahbagwell9@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2015 21:21:56 -0600
Subject: READ & GET BACK TO ME REGARDING YOUR RELEASED FUND!!!

My name is Mrs. Thelma Bender; I am a US citizen, 56 Years Old. My residential address is as follows: 222-02 Jamaica Ave Queens Village United States, I am one of those people that took part in receiving Inheritance funds and Lottery funds from European banks even from many lottery organizers few years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid different fees while in the USA trying to get my funds from those banks and lottery organizers but all to no avail.I decided to travel to WASHINGTON D.C USA with all my compensation documents, and I was directed by the IMF Director to contact the reconcilator Mrs. Sarah Bagwell who is also an attorney, A Canadian citizen and a member of the UNITED NATIONS & IMF COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE currently working with IMF in the United States. I contacted her and she explained everything to me.Mrs. Sarah Bagwell personally directed me on how to claim my Inheritance or Lottery payment. Right now I am the happiest woman on earth because I have
now finally received my funds of

You have to contact her directly on this information below:
Contact Person: Mrs Sarah Bagwell
Email: sarahbagwell9@yahoo.fr
Office Num: 321-300-0783

Contact her now and send her (1) Your full names, (2) Your contact Address, (3) Your mobile phone numbers, you
really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them because it is not in any way with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing left with you.

Thank You and God Blessed.

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