419 scam: "Sister Mary James" <mrskateharryonly@gmail.com> GREETINGS IN JESUS NAME!!!

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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!

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
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.
- sistermaryonly@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sister Mary James" <mrskateharryonly@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sistermaryonly@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 02:32:56 -0000
Subject: GREETINGS IN JESUS NAME!!!

GREETINGS IN JESUS NAME!!!
Claim of donation funds!!!

This message might come to you as a surprise. However, it all just my
urgent needs for a partner. That’s made me to contact you for this urgent
transaction for the work of God Almighty. My name is Sister Mary James
from United States, I'm a widow suffering from Breast Cancer and Stroke,
which denied me a child as a result I may not last till the next two
months according to my doctor report. I'm married to late Pastor Bailey
James, and we were married for many years without any issue of child
before his death. I'm 68 years old woman. I have some funds which I
inherited from my late husband the sum of (5.8 million dollars) which I
needed a very honest and God fearing person who will claim the funds from
the bank and use the funds for work of God Affair donation in the house of
God, like propagating the good news of God and to endeavor God worshiping
place and help less-privileged. I found your profile and I decided to
contact you for the donation work of God Affair.

According to my doctor report I don't need any telephone communication in
this regards because of my health. The reason why taking this bold
decision my husband's relatives are not Christians and I don't want my
family hard to earned money to be misused by unbelievers, I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. I am not
afraid of death hence I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the
Lord. Exodus! 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall
hold my peace. I will like you to understand that my contact to you is a
divine direction from God Almighty after all my prayers.

God opened my eyes to the book of Ecclesiastes 6, verses 1 & 2. Read this
scripture and you will understand that there are people in this world that
God gave the grace to acquire wealth yet God did not give them the grace
to enjoy the wealth. I happened to fall into the same category now it is
the wish of God.When God revealed to me to use my wealth to do his work, I
understood that God was testing me like He tested Abraham and other men of
God. Abraham needed a child and God asked him to use his only son for
sacrifice, Abraham was faithful.He obeyed and God made him father of many
nations. Please if you will used this fund as i stated on this letter then
direct you reply to my private (sistermaryonly@gmail.com) for my quick
respond to you.

Please if you would be able to use this funds for the work of God Affair
as I stated contact me back as urgent so that I will lead you to Ally
Bank Limited International in Washington DC where this funds was
deposited by my late husband Pastor Bailey James , for you to retrieve the
funds in your name as the next of kin for work of God Affair thanks.

I will stop here until i hear from you soonest.

Always pray for my health.
May God bless you In Jesus name Amen!!!
Sister Mary James

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