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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.
• 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. )
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• 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.
  • evang_smith147@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Diane Smith <dianesmith250@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <evang_smith147@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 03:53:35 -0600
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU



From: Evang. Mrs. Diane Smith.Sub:Faith of Donation. Greeting In The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Evangelist Mrs. Diane Smith from the Netherlands, I am a widow to late Richard Smith who used to work with shell company in Nigeria. I am 61 years old, and i'm now a new christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast. from all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that i may not live for more than (10) ten months according to the doctor's result. and i have lost ability to talk or hear due to this. My husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before my husband's death, we were both born again christians. Since his death i decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the bible is against. my late husband had a deposit of the sum of $7,000,000.00 (seven million US dollars) with a security company in Nigeria before his death. please note that, this fund is deposited in the security company. Therefore, my lawyer will file an immediate application in your name to the Security Company in question, for the transfer of the money to you. Please my dear, i do not want you to reply me if you have the intention to use this fund as I will instruct here, rather than for your selfish desires. I want you to know that Having known my condition of health i have decided seek a better christian individual that will utilize this money the way i am going to instruct here in. I am seeking for an individual that will utilise these fund to help churches, motherless babies and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. the bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that gives. i took this decision because i don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not christians and i don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. as i don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. i am not afraid of death hence i know where i am going. i know that i am going to be in the bosom of the lord. Exodus 14 vs. 14 say that the lord will fight my case and i shall hold my peace. with God all things are possible. And as soon as i receive your reply, i will give you the contact of the security company so you can contact them on my behalf to claim the fund as whom i have chose to inherit the fund, so that you can utilise it as i have instructed. i also want you to always pray for me for long live, because i believe the lord is my shepherd and i will live more than expected to declare the glory of the lord. my joy is that i lived a life as a worthy christian. who so ever that must serve the lord must serve him in spirit and truth. please always be prayerful all the time. Lastly, i honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose, because i have come to find out that wealth acquisition without christ is vanity. Please, reply me through my personal E-mail at: evang_smith147@yahoo.co.uk I await your answer. God bless you. Yours in christ, Evang. Mrs. Diane Smith
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