419 scam: "Reverend Sister Elizabeth Browe"<info@lee.com> Very Urgent from Elizabeth Browe 21st Feb.2016

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Reverend Sister Elizabeth Browe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <elizabeth.browe@inbox.ru>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 10:54:10 -0800
Subject: Very Urgent from Elizabeth Browe 21st Feb.2016

Good day,

I am Reverend Sister Elizabeth Browe from st Paul Catholic Church here in United Kingdom, it's very pathetic that we lost Rev. Father Rev.Sandy Terry of st Paul Catholic Church London. Late Rev.Sandy Terry is an American and also an orphan but
nationalized in st Paul Cathedral London.

Late Rev.Father Sandy Terry died on 5th March 2014 and before he died, he made a will and instructs me to contact you on your email when he died as the next of kin of the fund as his spirit leads him.I am glad to inform you that late Rev.Sandy Terry made you the beneficiary of his will the sum of $6,500,000.00 through your
e-mail address, you might be wondering how late Rev.Father Sandy Terry made you the beneficiary of his will.

Late Rev.Father Sandy Terry made a random sampling of many people's e-mail addresses by the help of Microsoft international firm and among the people e-mail addresses, yours came out as one of the draws and this is how late father Sandy Terry made you the beneficiary of his will and instruct that you can only be informed when he pass on and memorial service Completed.Send to me your direct mobile phone number to call you for more details.

Best regards & God bless you.
Reverend Sister Elizabeth Browe.

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