419 scam: "Mrs. Beatrice Mabuka"<stay@bridgefarm.com> Please Promise you will not fail me in this project.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Beatrice Mabuka" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eliza_jj03@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 01:23:41 -0000
Subject: Please Promise you will not fail me in this project.

Compliment of the day to you.

I am Mrs. Polina Holema, 68 yrs old widow from France, married to Professor Jude Holema From Cote D’Ivoire.I am sending this brief letter to solicit your partnership to transfer Five Million Four
Hundred US Dollars. this money will go to orphanages, widows, Schools, and maintained the house of God.

I don’t have any biological child of my own who will inherit this money neither do i have any adopted child. I if you will utilize this money the way I instructed and Capable to Proceed It Respond To Me.

I Have Endometrial cancer That Is Why I don’t know what will be come of me, that is the reason I have decided to Donate this Fund for the good work of God, please if you know you will not use this fund to help the less privilege don’t reply this mail because God know all of us as we are created by him alone . I shall send you more information and procedures when I receive positive response from you.

(1)Your Name.....

(2)Your age.......

(3)Your full residential address.....

(4) Your Telephon Number.....

(5) Your Occupetion ..........

Please reply me through this mail mrspolinaholema@protonmail.com

prompt response. Best regards
Mrs.Polina Holema

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