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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mariamfuad@adinet.com.uy
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:25:59 -0700
Subject: HOW ARE YOU TODAY


AS-SALAM ALAEKUN WARAHAMATU LAHI WABARAKATUHU. I AM MRS MARIAM
ABDULFUAD
, A WIDOW TO LATE MR ADULFUAD. I AM 57 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW
MUSLIM.CONVERT,
SUFFERING FROM LONGTIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION MY
CONDITIONS
IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WONT LIVE MORE
THAN
SIX MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE
HAS
GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID
AGAINST
TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE
COULD
NOT PRODUCE ANY CHILD.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL
HIS
BUSINESS AND WEALTH.
THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN SIX
MONTHS,
SO I NOW DECIDED TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOSQUES AND THE MOTHERLESS BABY CARE IN AMERICA,

ASIA, AND EUROPE.
I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING WEB SITE AND I PRAYED OVER
IT.

I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $15,000.000.00 U.S DOLLARS, TO THE
LESS PRIVILEGED.
PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY
COMPANY IN AFRICA.
I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE SUREFOR THE
SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION
WITHOUT ISLAM IS VANITY.

ALMIGTY ALLAH SAY IN QUR'AN SURATU MULKU "VERSE"1 {BLESSED BE HE IN
WHOSE HANDS IS DOMIONION AND HE OVER THING'S HATH TO HELP}
I AM WAITING FOR URGENT REPLY.

ALIMIGHT ALLAH SAY IN QUR'AN 2 VS 274 THOSE THAT GIVES ALMS BY DAY AND NIIGHT
IN PRIVATE AND IN PUBLIC SHALL BE REWARDED BY THEIR LORD.

THEY HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR OR TO REGREAT . YOU GET
BACK TO ME ON MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS:

YOURS IN ISLAM
MARIAM ABULDFUAD.
MA SALMA.

PICTURE OF MYSELF IN THE HOSPITAL

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