419 scam: "Mrs. Maureen Bany" <maureenbany25@outlook.fr> Please Reply!! Dear faithful Respected Friend,

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Maureen Bany" <maureenbany25@outlook.fr>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Maureen Bany" <mrsmaureenbany25@outlook.fr>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:48:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Please Reply!! Dear faithful Respected Friend,

Please Reply!!
Dear faithful Respected Friend,

With Due Respect and Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground, however, this is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.

Please I am contacting you to let you know my desire to establish a charity foundation in your country with this sum of US$6.5 Million (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars) which I inherited from my late husband (Mr.Philip Bany) It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice in your country and distributed each year among the charity organizations, motherless baby's home, mosques, churches, Schools, supporting destitute aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less fortunate. I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless baby's home and Presently, I'm hospitalized here in (Ivory Coast) where I am undergoing treatment for my upcoming lungs Cancer surgery operation.

But you must assure me that you will take only 25% from the total money and use the rest of 75% to the orphanage home project in your country, Please reply me as soon as possible, confirming your acceptance to this proposition so that I will give you all the relevant information that will authorize the release and transfer of the fund to you as my duly assigned representative. Thank you in advance for your Consideration and I look forward hearing from you shortly.

Reply back to me immediately for more Details of the fund

Awaiting your kind response while craving your appreciation of my predicament.

Your sincerely sister,
Mrs. Maureen Bany

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