419 scam: MRS VICTORIA ROBERTSON <matins_kuffour003@yahoo.co.jp> RECEIVE DONATION FROM MRS VICTORIA ROBERTSON TODAY

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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:
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MRS VICTORIA ROBERTSON <matins_kuffour003@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: MRS VICTORIA ROBERTSON <christianitylife11@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 15:17:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: RECEIVE DONATION FROM MRS VICTORIA ROBERTSON TODAY

Greeting in the name of Almighty God The Most Beneficent The Most Merciful

Please
donâ€™t be surprise by receiving my message, i am currently sending you
this mail from myÂ sick bed in the hospital despite my critical
condition But don't worry, All i hope is that youÂ will not betray this
trust and confident that I am about to repose on you. I have to thank
GodÂ this moment for his direction as regards this mission,

I am
Mrs Victoria RobertsonÂ a Christian from UNITED KINDOM I am married to
Late Mr.Smith Robertson who is a wealthy business man here in BELGIUM we
were married for many years with out a child beforeÂ he died after a
brief illness

Before his sudden death we where devoted christian
When my late husband was alive he deposited theÂ sum of three Million
Euros (â‚¬3.000.000.00) in one of the prime bank here in EUROPE Presently
thisÂ money is still with the Bank,and i am very sick from Kidney cancer
that i may not last till theÂ next two months according to my doctor so
i decided to donate this money to a honest individualÂ who will use it
to work for God, orphans, widow and maintenance of churches to fulfill
the vow iÂ and my late husband made to God,and i have choosen you after
praying,

I want this money to be use as i have said since i do
not have any child to inherit it and ourÂ relatives are all unbelivers
and i don't want our hard earn money to be use in ungodly way youÂ will
take 15% of this fund and use 85% as i stated,the reason for taking this
bold decision.

I know that after death I will be with God the
most holy and the most merciful as soon as iÂ read from you i will give
you more details on how to achieve it,i need your urgent reply as iÂ
dont know what tomorrow will result

Your Sister in christ,
Mrs Victoria Robertson.

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