419 scam: Mrs Bronwyn Van Es <pherol1970@gmail.com> Please read and respond

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Bronwyn Van Es <pherol1970@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vanessbronwyn@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 19:14:09 +0100
Subject: Please read and respond

Dear friend,

I apologize for encroaching your privacy, however, my sincere
greetings to you and family. On a very serious note, I have an urgent
and very important reason for writing you cause i got your contact
from one of my late husband's diaries. In brief, I am Mrs. Bronwyn Van
Es from New Zealand presently living in Benin Republic, West Africa
where we have lived for decades together with my late husband. I have
no children and before the death of my late husband we agreed to open
an orphanage home for motherless children but unfortunately he died
without fulfilling his dream. However, I still vow to fulfill this
dream but presently, I am very sick, hospitalized in Benin Republic. I
have been recently diagnosed with cancer of the pelvis and my doctor
said it is very serious. Therefore, I am contacting you to assist me
control my charity project which involves a huge amount of funds
(â‚¬7.500.000.00). I have contacted you in order that I will hand over
this project to you for fulfillment of our wish/dream on earth (myself
and my late husband) because my doctor told me that I am not going to
live long.
Please I am humbly waiting your urgent reply for full details because
I don't know what next might happen to me considering my current
health situation. You can please get back to me if you are willing and
ready to take up this project for more details okay.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Bronwyn Van Es.

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