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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "benedicta wood" <b.wood02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: benedicta_wood25@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 09:07:47 +0100
Subject: Thanks for your reply

Dear Friend,

Good day, I am Mrs. Benedicta Wood. From Madrid Spain. I am married to Mr.
Williams Wood, who worked as the financial Director in United nation
Development on Africa for more than Ten years before he died in the year
2002.We were married for twenty three years without a child. My husband died
after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we
were both Christian. And since his death I decided not to remarry. When my
late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (Eleven Million seven hundred
thousand pounds sterling) with a financial institution in Europe on my name.

Presently, this money is still with the firm. And recently, my Doctor told
me that I would not last long due to cancer/stroke problem. Having known my
condition, I decided to give these funds out. I want an organization or an
individual that will use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the
word of God. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians/the bad
relationship maintained. And I don't want a situation where this money will
be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I shall
inform you on how to get the funds once you are willing to use it according
to my wish.

I will also issue you an authorization letter that will make you the present
beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the organization to always pray for
me. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Any delay in
your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same
purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to receive your reply and Remain blessed.

Mrs. Benedicta Wood.

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