419 scam: "Dr Harold Wesley"<jornal@valenet.com.br> URGENT MESSAGE PLEASE READ

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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:

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:
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- drharoldwesley@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Harold Wesley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drharoldwesley@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:17:12 -0700
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE PLEASE READ

Good day,

Sorry to bother you, i wish to inform you about a business proposal that will possibly yield great benefit to you.

I am a medical doctor with the new hampshire medical hospital. I have been a personnal family doctor to this patient of mine and her husband. Her late husband died 5 years ago and left a whooping sum of money and estates in her possession before he passed on.

This lady Mrs Molly Scott is 74 years old and has been diagnosed of cancer for the past 4 years. I have been managing her situation ever since at this point she is about to give up she has limited time to live as her condition has drastically detoriated.

Last Week she informed me about the money her husband left in her possession and its the tune of $5,500,000.00 with estates and businesses.

She wants me to find someone who can inherit it and help use part of it for charity before she dies as she is in her last days and this is her wish on her dying bed.

Please get back to me via email so i can direct you.

Here is my email. drharoldwesley@gmail.com

Thanks

Dr Harold Wesley

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