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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: ruth anderson <ruth_a08@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <ruth_a233@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:06:51 +0000
Subject: FROM MRS.RUTH ANDERSON.



FROM MRS.RUTH ANDERSON.ABIDJAN COTE D' IVOIREWEST AFRICA. Dearest One,


I am Mrs Ruth Anderson from Gambia. I am married to Late Mr Daniel Anderson who worked with Gambian embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2003.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. After the death of my husband I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my husband was alive he deposited the sum of $8.5Million (Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars) packaged in a consignment and deposited the consignments with a security company in over sea. He did not want the management of the security company to know the content of the consignment, therefore he registered the content of the consignments as Family treasure. Now, the security company believes that what he deposited with them was Family treasure. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have serious sickness which is cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my high blood pressure.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize it the way I am going to instruct herein . I want a God fearing person that will use this fund for orphanage Homes,widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavour 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 I don' t want my husband's efforts to be wasted or abandoned or in a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. Due to my health conditions, I will forward all the necessary documents required for this fund released in the Security Company as proof for the claim of this fund and also an Authority Letter Directing the Security Company to release this deposited family treasure to you on your assurance to utilize this fund according to my wish. Your prompt response will be highly appreciated

Yours in Christ,Mrs Ruth Anderson.
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