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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 "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.
  • julianiaserge05@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Juliania Serge <julianiaserge02@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: julianiaserge2@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:55:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GREETINGS!


HELLO DEAR BELOVED ONE.
GREETINGS TO YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD.

I AM MRS.JULIANIA SERGE A WIDOW TO LATE AHMED SERGE.I AM 55 YEARS OLD,
I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE
BREAST. FROM ALL INDICATIONS, MY CONDITION IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND
IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN 3 MONTHS ACCORDING TO
MY DOCTORS.

THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD
STAGE.MY LATE HUSBAND WAS KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST
TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN,AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE
COULD'NT 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 3 MONTHS,SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE PART OF THIS
WEALTH TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN
AFRICA,AMERICA,ASIA AND EUROPE.

I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF
$8,000.000.00 USD STATES DOLLARS TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED.
PLEASE I WANT YOU NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS LYING DOWN AT A LOCAL BANK IN
Malaysia.I WISH YOU CAN FOLLOW UP AND CLAIM IT FOR MY PURPOSE AND ACT
AS I MAY ADVICE YOU.I AM SORRY IF YOU ARE EMBARRASSED BY MY MAIL BUT
IF FOR ANY REASON YOU FIND THIS MAIL OFFENSIVE, YOU CAN IGNORE IT AND
PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY.

I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED TO YOU WILL SURE BE
UTILIZED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT
WEALTH WITHOUT LORD IS VANITY.

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS, THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP
OF
GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

I AWAITS YOUR RESPONSE AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVED MESSAGE.
YOUR SISTER IN THE LORD
MRS. JULIANIA SERGE
Reply to:julianiaserge05@yahoo.com


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