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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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.
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.
- +447031916743 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- ryanbauwinchambers@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Greta Watkins
Reply-To: <ryanbauwinchambers@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 23:37:15 +0100
Subject: Urgent and confidential ( $10.8 million Charity project)

Dear Friend,

I have to thank God this moment for his direction as regards this mission. I believe God wants me to complete this mission that is why I got you contact at this critical stage of my life. I got your contact with the help of a sister nurse here in the clinic where I am currently taking treatment.

My names is Mrs. Greta Watkins, a widow who lives in London. My husband was Late Mr. James Watkins, an oil businessman in the former Soviet Union and South America. He was very a successful man in is business. Unfortunately, He died in a chartered plane crash along side some oil expatriate in 2009. Before he died, he had some business investments and a Secret bank account deposit in my name worth approximately $10.8 Million USD (Ten Million Eight Hundred Thousand US Dollars).

Since 2007 I have been diagnosed with cancer and fibroid. So I developed a hearing loss as a result of drug reactions. My Doctor recently informed me that my condition has become so critical with very little or no hope for survival so I had to reach out to a good sister Nurse here in the hospital, who assisted me in searching for your contact .I want you to help me use this money for charity before I die, Please you are to spend it on Charity works such as the Poor, Orphanage, Widow's, Less-Privileged and war victims in your country. I made this decision because I do not have any child who will inherit this money after I die. 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.

God has a reason for everything and I have accepted this fate. I would want you to contact my lawyer immediately; he will inform you on what to do because I have already gave him instructions and told him that you are a good friend to me and confidant. Do contact him at once with the below details:

Name: Bar. Ryan Baudwin
Email: ryanbauwinchambers@hotmail.com
Tel: +447031916743

Ensure to follow the Lawyers instructions and use a greater portion of the funds for its purpose in fulfillment of my last wish. Remember me in your prayers.

You are Blessed.
Mrs. Greta Watkins

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