419 scam: "Mrs. Sandor Carlos"<catvechi@bcucluj.ro> Re:

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sandor Carlos" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mssandorcarlos@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:45:18 -0500
Subject: Re:

Dear friend,
May the almighty God be with you as you read this mail. Do not pity me for God is my strength even in my last days. I am Ms. Sandol Carlos, a widow to the Late Dr. Edmond Carlos, an English entrepreneur. We own controlling shares in leading Multinational Companies in Europe. We are very wealthy, we have a lot of properties including Shares and houses. I am 75 years of age, Citizen of Great Britain but currently base in France. I am suffering from cancer of the Pelvic, my condition is very serious.
According to my doctor it is quite obvious that I may not survive the sickness.
The story of my life is pathetic. I have never really cared for others but my family and our fortune until my late husband and my only daughter died in a ghastly car accident in September 2001. This event devastated me and changed the course of my life and I made up my mind to do the work of my creator by giving to the needy. I sold all my husband's properties and shares which I inherited to enable me raise money to continue my mission. I raised the sum of 10.5 Million Euro which I deposited with Lloyds bank. Now that my sickness has gone to this stage, I am scared and I want the fund to be used for the work of God all over the world.
I have prayed to God to direct me to an honest person who will receive this fund and utilize it for things that will glorify the name of God. After my prayers, I decided to search the Internet site and I was divinely directed by God to your profile, I decided to contact you to receive the fund. This is on the condition that you will take only 20% of the funds for yourself while you will distribute the remaining 80% to charity organizations in your country.I cannot predict what will be my fate by the time the funds will be transferred into your account, but you should please ensure that the fund is used as I have described above.
Please I need your urgent reply so that i can direct you on how to go about it.
Most sincerely,
Ms. Sandol Carlos

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