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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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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 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.
  • djames_personal@alumnidirector.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR. DINAH JAMES" <djames_personal20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: djames_personal@alumnidirector.com
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:04:49 +0000
Subject: DONATION FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED.

BELOVETH IN-CHRIST,

CALVARY GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. WITH HOPE YOUR WORK
AND FAMILY ARE FINE. MY NAME IS DR.(MRS) DINAH JAMES. I AM 53 YEARS OLD,A
NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT AND WIFE TO LATE ENGINEER FEDINAND JAMES , CHAIRMAN OF
FEDAMCO ALLUMINIUN MANUFACTURING COMPANY WHO DIED IN THE RECENT ISREALI
ATTACK ON LEBANON.

AS A WIDOW WITHOUT A CHILD, I HAVE BEEN VERY SICK SUFFERING FROM INTENSE /
CHRONIC STROKE AND HAVE BEEN ON ADMISSION AT BRASLOW SPECIALIST HOSPITAL
LONDON. MY DOCTOR HAS CONFIRMED THAT I MIGHT NOT LIVE BEYOND THREE MONTHS.

DURING MY INTENSIVE SEARCH OVER THE INTERNET, I CAME ACCROSS YOUR NAME AND
EMAIL ADDRESS AND PRAYED OVER IT. AS A WIDOW WITHOUT ANY CHILD, I AM WILLING
TO DONATE THE SUM OF $5M (FIVE MILLION USD) LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE HUSBAND
IN A FINANCE HOUSE IN MALAYSIA TO YOU AND YOUR CONGREGATION TO ENABLE YOU
HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED YOUTHS SINCE MY DETERIORATING HEALTH CONDITION
COULD NOT PERMIT ME TO DO SO.

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE, I SHALL INSTRUCT MY ATTORNEY (BARR.BENJAMIN
TORREY ) WHO IS PRESENTLY IN SUDAN DISTRIBUTING RELIEF MATERIALS TO VICTIMS
OF DAFUR CIVIL WAR TO FILE AN APPLICATION OF WITHDRAWAL ON YOUR BEHALF TO
THE FINANCE COMPANY WHERE THE FUND IS BEEN DEPOSITED AS A FAMILY TREASURE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AS A CHILD OF GOD, I WOULD WANT YOU TO MAKE PROPER USE OF
THIS DONATION IN HELPING THE LESS PRIVELEGED ACCORDING TO MY HEART DESIRE
BEARING IN MIND THAT WEALTH AQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY.

MAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD GRANT YOU THE GRACE TO CARRYOUT THIS NOBLE TASK OF MINE
THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD, AMEN.

PLEASE REPLY VIA MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS:

djames_personal@alumnidirector.com

GOD BLESS.

DR.(MRS) DINAH JAMES

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