419 scam: "Margaret Bennett"<rouis7@aol.com> Thanks and Christ be with you. Amen

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Margaret Bennett" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <margaretbennet65@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:18:56 +0100
Subject: Thanks and Christ be with you. Amen

How are you today, I hope you are good, with grateful heart and grace of God, you are blessed.

I know that this will come to you as a surprise but I am contacting you from the direction of God.

I am Mrs. Margaret Bennett, from Scotland United Kingdom, I have been a missionary for 23

years before I fell sick and was asked to go back to United Kingdom for a better treatment,

I was diagnose of cancer and with that I could not be able to continue with my missionary work

and coupled with my age. I was married to late Mr. Johnson Bennett who died in a car crash.

He worked as a construction contractor. My aim of contacting you is that while i was in my

missionary work, my late husband deposited some amount of money in a bank, before he died,

he wished that the money be used to help the poor, the less privilege, care for the orphans and

also support the work of God but since I could not be able to continue with this due to my sickness,

I desire to entrust the fund to you so you can complete the wish of my husband and I , I have prayed

over it and I am willing to donate the sum of Five Million British Pound Sterling to you, i want you to

promise me that you will use this fund as I have wished.

Please I want you to contact me back so we can discuss and proceed on how to transfer this fund to

you as I await for the call of God because I know that even if i die today that my heart will not tremble

because I know I have achieved a lot for God and humanity and the good Lord will accept me.

Thanks and Christ be with you. Amen

Margaret Bennett

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