419 scam: Maria Elena Quintero Rivillas <rozahod@t-online.hu> GOOD DAY

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- mariaelenarivillas1961@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Maria Elena Quintero Rivillas <rozahod@t-online.hu>
Reply-To: mariaelenarivillas1961@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2015 19:25:07 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

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Hello Dear.!!!

My name is Maria Elena Quintero Rivillas an American citizen based in
United Kingdom, I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I
have to charity Organization through you. You may be wondering why I
choose you. But someone has to be chosen. I am suffering for cancer
about 7 years ago and my husband who had left me everything he worked.
I have been touched by the lord to donate from what I have inherited
from my late husband to charity Organization through you for the good
work of humanity.

I have asked the lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he has,
because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation, and I
pray that I survive the operation. I have decided to WILL/Donate to
the charity Organization through you for the good work of the lord,
and to help the motherless, less privileged and also for the
assistance of the widows.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls because I can hardly
talk, and I have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone
calls because I deserve all the rest I can get.Presently, I have
informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING this fund to charity
through you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you
abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good
work to others.

If you are interested in carrying out this task, please provide the
following informationâ€™s stated below:

NO 1: YOUR FULL NAME.
NO 2: YOUR HOME ADDRESSES
NO 3: CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER. (HOME TELEPHONE AND MOBILE TELEPHONE).
NO 4: YOUR MARITAL STATUS.
NO.5: YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION.
NO 6: YOUR PASSPORT COPY OR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

I know I have never met you before, after my prayers, my mind tells me
to do this, and I hope you act sincerely. When the money is in your
account, you will take 10% of the total amount and give the balance to
the charity organization in your country.
NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until
the task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will make my
late husbands relatives to jeopardize my last wish.

Please Forward the requested informationâ€™s so that I will advise you
what to do to receive this fund so that the Charity Home can be
established in our names. If this business interest's you, kindly
reply to my private email address stated herein:
mariaelenarivillas1961@gmail.com

I am looking forward to receive the requested information to enable us
proceed into action.
Mrs.Maria Elena Quintero Rivillas
Email:mariaelenarivillas1961@gmail.com

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