419 scam: "Mrs.Carina Hansen" <ch7670399@gmail.com> Urgent - help me distribute my $12 million in humanitarian aid.

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- mrs.carinahansen@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Carina Hansen" <ch7670399@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.carinahansen@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 13 May 2020 19:28:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Urgent - help me distribute my $12 million in humanitarian aid.

Good morning my good friend.

Urgent - help me distribute my $12 million in humanitarian aid.

This post may come as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as not serious may come to your mind, but please consider it a charity and accept it with a deep sense of humility. I'm Mrs. Carina Hansen and I'm a 61 year old woman. I am a South African married to a Sierra Leonia. I have been the president / CEO of International Oil Company - a Johannesburg oil service company. I was also married without children. My husband died 3 years ago. Before that happened business and my concern for making money was all I lived for and I never cared about other people.

But since losing my husband and also because I had no children to call my own, I have found a new desire to help the helpless, helping orphans in orphanages / mothers / humanitarian homes.I have donated money to orphans in Sudan, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Spain, Austria, Germany and several Asian countries.

To sum up: I have 12,000,000.00 (twelve million) U.S. Dollars that I deposited in a security company in the Republic of Cotonou Benin as a family treasure and artifact, please I want you to note that the security company does not know that the real content is money and I want you to help claim and send money and distribute money to charities, I agree to reward you with a portion of your money for your help, kindness and participation in this godly project.Before I got sick, I held $ 12 million in a long-term deposit at a security company, which I declared as a family treasure item.

I am in the hospital where I have undergone treatment for esophageal cancer and my doctors have told me I only have a few months to live.It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charities. Because my relatives and friends have robbed my property so much Since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this great responsibility to any of them.

Please, please in the name of god help me collect the 12 million dollars I deposit with my late husband's name because now because of my health the security company is looking for another relative to another to get the money transferred to others to see that my last wish has been realized which is the distribution of money to charities.

You are at liberty to use your discretion to distribute the money and feel free, as well as reimburse yourself when you have money for any expenses in the distribution of money to charities.

I am ready to reward you for your help and kindness. You accelerate the action and email me at mrs.carinahansen@gmail.com for more details. Can the good god bless you and your family?

Hello
Mrs. Carina Hansen
Reply Please to my email inbox: mrs.carinahansen@gmail.com

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