419 scam: "Mrs. Liliane Bettencourt" <lorealbettencourt@yahoo.fr> Attention!Donation From Mrs. Liliane Bettencourt

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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:

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:
- "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Liliane Bettencourt" <lorealbettencourt@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: lorealbettencourt@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 00:40:08 +0300
Subject: Attention!Donation From Mrs. Liliane Bettencourt

Top of the day to you over there!! I got your email from a web log and felt=
Strongly to write to you. I am Liliane Bettencourt, daughter of the late L=
ouise Madeleine Berthe. I am a French Citizen, 91 years old, and worth $30.=
5 Billion Dollars. You can confirm from aussi: http://www.forbes.com/profil=
e/liliane-bettencourt/

I have attached my photograph in this email for you to know me more. =

The intention of this email is to be of great blessing to people of my age,=
I cannot continue to amass wealth without giving out. I might not have the=
liberty of time due to my ailment (Dementia), therefore, I am doing this n=
ow. =

I have handed all my wealth to my only daughter. I have been putting some =
away for charity purpose since a long time now. I would be happy to cede it=
out to you. I would have done this myself for my health reason and if I do=
it through my daughter, I am very sure she Will not help anyone with it. S=
he took me to court the last time I gave out money out of generosity. It is=
my hope that you are able to receive this money and help others from it to=
o. =

10% of my worth I have been putting away in a private deposit for a long ti=
me now and It has reached an amount of $30,500,000.00. I am trying to cede =
this money in portions through the bank to have it deposited so that many c=
an benefit from it because I do not really have much to do with it. As I se=
nd this post to you, I am sending aussi to others too. I feel for churches,=
Orphanages, and individuals, 10% to you and others each to Whom I have con=
tacts with already. =

Now, all this Being Said, if you know you are ready to receive the funds $2=
,000,000.00 (Two Million United State Dollars). Kindly introduce yourself t=
o me in details: =

Full Name: =

Contact Address: =

Age: =

Occupation: =

Phone Number: =

Then Will I give you a letter to receive your portion of the money from the=
bank. This is my personal money and does not need many formal procedures, =
Some Beneficiaries-have received theirs. My only terms is that You will be =
good to others too, that's all. Please make it fast because I have only few=
days to use a computer since the doctors have given instructions to stop m=
e from the use of electronics. =

As I wait for your response, I wish you a wonderful day. =

Faithfully, =

Mrs. Liliane Bettencourt

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