419 scam: CHRISTINA FROM: MRS. CHRISTINA WALDEBURG

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: CHRISTINA
Reply-To: <christinawaldeburg343@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 07:04:00 -0800
Subject: FROM: MRS. CHRISTINA WALDEBURG

FROM: MRS. CHRISTINA WALDEBURG
Address: Carl-Neuberg-Street
No: 1. D 30623 Hannover, Germany.

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mrs. Christina Waldeburg, I'm 75years old, a German Citizen. I am a good Merchandise, I have several Industries & Companies and good share in various Banks in the World. I spent all my life on investment and co-operate business. All the way I lost my husband and two beautiful kids in fatal accident that occurred in November 5th 2010

I am a very greedy woman with all cost I don't know much and care about people, since when I have an experience of my difficult to sleep and give rest. Later in the year 2013 February I was sent a letter of medical check up, as my personal Doctor testify that I had a lung cancer, which can easily take off my life soon. I found it uneasy to survive myself, because a lot of investment cannot be run and manage by me again.

I quickly call up a cancellor to give me positive thinking on this solution, as my adviser. He ministered to me to donate my wealth to people that needs money for survivor and to assist business women and men for their investment and for future rising since my husband relatives are praying for my death in other for them to inherit all our live investment and that I will not allow it to happen and this is why I need you here to assist me in donating part of this fund to charity home within your locality so that motherless children can benefit from this opportunity and have a living.

Therefore I am writing this letter to seek for your assistance to as my representative in this Charity work which i would love you to handle on my behalf, please if you are willing to work with me in this project, i would want you to kindly make an urgent response to me, I will give more information to you as I await your response immediately.

Yours Truly,

MRS. CHRISTINA WALDEBURG

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