419 scam: Mrs Greta Watkins Urgent and confidential ($10.8 million Charity project)

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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:
- "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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024060177 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Greta Watkins
Reply-To: <ryanbaudwincharmbers@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 23:41:23 +0100
Subject: Urgent and confidential ($10.8 million Charity project)

Hello Friend.
How are you doing today?.I am Mrs Greta Watkins,a nd i am currently sending you this mail from my sick bed. I have to thank God this moment for his direction towards you in regard to this mission. I know you maybe wondering how I got your contact email.Actually when I heard from the doctor that my condition has become so critical, I had to reach out to a Christian sister, who assisted me in searching for your contact in order to help me utilize this wealth the way I am going to instruct herein. Even the sister that helped me in this regard doesn't know the purpose for which I intend to use it. I have prayed about it and it has been revealed to me that you can make judicious use of the resources for its intended purpose.

My husband, Late Mr. James Watkins, an oil businessman in the former Soviet Union and South America earned these funds, Ten million eight hundred thousands united state dollars (10,800,000.00 USD) but he died on a plane crash and left everything behind for me and I will join him soon as to my ill health. Due to my infertility resulting from medical problems, I became barren. God has a reason for everything. I would want you to contact my lawyer by forwarding the content of this mail to him, and he will inform you on what to do. Contact him with the below details

Name: Bar. Ryan Baudwin
Email: ryanbaudwincharmbers@msn.com
Tel: +447024060177

You are blessed,
Greta Watkins.

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