419 scam: Helen Donath <helendonath@mail.bg> Con la esperanza de recibir su respuesta

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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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Helen Donath <helendonath@mail.bg>
Reply-To: Helen Donath <helendonath@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:35:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Con la esperanza de recibir su respuesta

Estimado

Soy la señora Helen Donath del Reino unido, Envejecimiento viuda que sufre de una enfermedad
larga. Actualmente estoy en un hospital privado aquí en Abidjan Reconocer,
Costa de Marfil, tengo algunos fondos que heredé de mi querido esposo del difunto señor Donath Herbert. De US $ 9,500, 000.00 Todos los que guardaba en uno de los bancos de aquí, y quiero un honesto y temor de Dios para utilizar estos fondos para la obra de
Dios y he reservado el 30% para usted y su familia a mantener mientras usted dona el 70% a las personas menos receción, este será mi último deseo. No hay ningún riesgo del fondo pertenece a mí y yo le
enviará todos los documentos tan pronto como lo que escucho de ti.

Yo te daré más detalles o historia completa tan pronto como recibamos su respuesta ya que el
fondo fue depositado en un banco en Costa de Marfil. Por favor, ¿Puedes mantenerlo en secreto?

Que la gracia de nuestro Dios esté con usted y su familia Amén?

Con la esperanza de recibir su respuesta. Dios te bendiga.

Con Saludos,
La señora Helen Donath

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