419 scam: Mrs Karen Enser <karenenser@gmail.com> URGENT ATTENTION!!,

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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:
- "million 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Karen Enser <karenenser@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Karen Enser <karenenser@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2017 01:18:30 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION!!,

URGENT ATTENTION!!,

URGENT ATTENTION!!, Greetings My Dearest, I am Mrs Karen Enser from West Africa. I am purposely contacting you for my desire and willingness to donate to the poor through you with the sum amount of $3,800,000 million dollars to the help of the needy in your society, Please your religion did not matter to me, What matters most to me is using the money with the fear og Almighty God,

I made the decision of using this fund for charity work because it has been i and my late husband desire to help the less privilege ones with our last wealth and also because we don't have any child to inherit the fund, Currently am admitted in a private hospital here in Ivory Coast,

Please if you have accepted this offor, without taking much time i will want this money to be transferred to you as soon as possible because i want to be alive and witness that our long time dream of helping the less privilege ones is coming to an accomplished, In doing that i will need your personal contacts such as

Your full name.......
Your address........
Your age..........
Your private phone number......
Your occupation.......
A copy of your international Passport or Id

So that i can forward it to the bank and introduce you as the new beneficiary to my inherited funds to unable the bank give us more details on their transferring procedure, I pray that Almighty God will give you more Wisdom Courage one Understanding to handle this gospel mission to God's best Glory,

Please your urgent reply will be highly appreciated.

Best Wishes
Mrs, Karen Enser

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