419 scam: Patricia Knewl <pknewl1956@gmail.com> Please Reply Urgently!!

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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:
- "million united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Patricia Knewl <pknewl1956@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Patricia Knewl <patriciaknewl58@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 18:41:21 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Please Reply Urgently!!

Please Reply Urgently!!

Dear
Respected Friend, Greeting in the name of the lord,With Due Respect and
Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground,
however, this is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to
honor against your will.

Please I am contacting you to let you
know my desire to establish a charity foundation in your country with
this sum of US$5Million (five Million United States dollars) which I
inherited from my late husband (Dr.John D.Knewl) It is my desire to see
that this money is invested to any organization of your choice in your
country and distributed each year among the charity organizations,
motherless baby's home, mosques, churches,Hospital, Schools, supporting
destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will
be to the benefit of the less fortunate. I took this decision because I
was raised from a motherless baby's home and Presently, I'm
hospitalized here in (EUROPE) where I am undergoing treatment for my
upcoming breast cancer surgery operation.

Please reply as soon as
possible, confirming your acceptance to this proposition so that I will
give you all the relevant information that will authorize the release
and transfer of the money to you as my duly assigned representative.

Thank you in advance for your Consideration and I look forward hearing from you shortly.

Reply back to me immediately for more Details of the money.

Regards, Mrs Patricia Knewl.

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