419 scam: Catarina Fredriksson <catarislus@gmail.com> Esteem Compliment of the day

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
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.
- catarislus2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Catarina Fredriksson <catarislus@gmail.com>
Reply-To: catarislus1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:33:35 -0400
Subject: Esteem Compliment of the day

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Dear beloved,

Please read this slowly and carefully, as it may be one of the most
important emails you ever get, I hope this mail meets you in good time,
my name is Mrs. Catarina Fredriksson, I am married to Late Mr. Harry
Fredriksson from Stockholm Sweden, He used to work with Shell Petroleum
Development Company London and was also a seasoned contractor in the
South East Asia Region, He died during Tsunami disaster in Phuket
Thailand on 26th December 2004.

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
Believe Everyone will die someday. I have been diagnosed with Esophagus
cancer and My Doctor told me that I would not last long due to my
complicated health issues.

I have decided to give arms to charity organizations /churches/Mosque /
motherless babies/less privileged/widows, as I want this to be one of
the last good deeds I and my late husband did on earth. So far, I have
distributed money to some charity organizations in the Algeria and
Bangladesh. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do
this myself anymore.

I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in
Bulgaria,Romania and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to
themselves.Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be
contended with what I and my late husband have left for them.

Before the death of my husband he made a deposit of $5.5 Million dollars
which we intended to use for a hotel business in Phuket, which no one
knows of this huge cash Deposit, since after his death, I have been
battling with Cancer and according to my doctor the stage is
uncontrollable now and I have few months to live.

I want to sow this fund from my deceased husbandâ€™s enterprise as a seed
in your care to the glory of God since we have no Child to inherit them.
I will want you to dispatch it to charity organizations if only you will
be sincere, I have learn that wealth acquisition without God is vanity
upon vanity.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another
individual for this same purpose.If you are not interested,kindly pardon
me for bothering you.

Please kindly get back to me through my Email : catarislus2@yahoo.com

Kind regards,
Mrs Catarina Fredriksson

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