419 scam: "Bridget M.Noonan"<msbridget@help.org> Re: Yours Faithfully?

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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:
- "god fearing " (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.
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.
- msbridget.n@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- as soon as i receive your reply on ( msbridget.n@aol.com / msbridget.na@gmail.com ) i shall give you the contact of (Aol; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bridget M.Noonan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <msbridget.na@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 06:24:47 +0100
Subject: Re: Yours Faithfully?

Dear in Christ.

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart. I am (Mrs.) Bridget M. Noonan a widow to late Martin Noonan; I am 69 years old, suffering from long time Cancer of the lungs. From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than 5 months according to my Doctors. I have some funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr. Martin Noonan, the sum of ($19.500.000, 00) which he deposited in a Vault with a Bank I need a very honest and God fearing person that can use these funds for Charity work, helping the Less Privileges, and 50% of this money will be for your time and effort, while 50% goes to charities. 1: For the Sick, less-privileged 2: For the Widows and the Motherless Babies 3: Orphanage or Charity Home I look forward to your prompt reply for more details and other properties attach to my Inheritances.

As soon as I receive your reply on ( msbridget.n@aol.com / msbridget.na@gmail.com) I shall give you the contact of the bank in Florida and I will also instruct the Bank Manger to release the money to you as the present beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.

Thanks

Yours sincerely

Mrs. Bridget M. Noonan

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