419 scam: "mrs lilly patrick" <".Japanjbkoy"@themis.ocn.ne.jp> Greetings dear beloved, peace be with you and your family.

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs lilly patrick" <".Japanjbkoy"@themis.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: <lilly4patrick114@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 23:17:42 -0700
Subject: Greetings dear beloved, peace be with you and your family.

Greetings dear beloved, peace be with you and your family.

Please kindly accept my apology for sending this unsolicited mail to you.

I believe you are a highly respected personality with a humble heart to help the needy. I am writing you this mail from my heart and i want you to know that before i contacted you ,i prayed and fasted to for my spirit to lead me to the rightful person that will help me fulfill my last wishes and i believe he has directed you to me so you can help me.

My Name is Mrs. Lilly Patrick suffering from Breast Cancer My condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live long enough, After my Doctor Notice over my health and how my up coming surgery is so dangerous because of my age and present condition , which is one of the main reason why i retired from the United Nation refugees Aid Team in the middle east especially in the war zone areas, I want you to help me create a charitable project with the money that I inherited from my deceased husband who died in a motor accident.

I was brought up from a motherless baby's home and was married to my late husband for twenty nine years without a child.

My friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness and I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them anymore, so I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited i have decided to divide part of my fortune by contributing to the Charities & Motherless babies home .

I am willing to donate my fortune to the poor through you. Can you help me? Please write me soon as my health is pretty bad and my doctors says i will be moved to the intensive care unit anytime soon. please get back to me.

Regards and remain blessed

Mother Lilly Patrick

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