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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• 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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Acenas Zarate <rarate_acenas_pg@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: madam_acenasphodengayzarate@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:36:10 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Mrs Acenas Phoden Gay Zarate.


Mrs Acenas Phoden Gay Zarate,
Centre Hospitalier et Universitaire
De Yopougon Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire.
West Africa.

Greetings to you in the name of God,

I am Mrs Acenas Phoden Gay Zarate from Philipine,I am married to Dr.Johnson Gay Zarate who is an Oil Consultant/Contractor with the Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire National Petrolum Corporation Ivoiry Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2005,We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christian.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Nine million five hundrend thousand dollars($9,500,000.00)in a Trunk Box for safe keeping with a security company here in (West Africa Abidjan) which the content are not decleared to any body,my husband registered the content as( family valuables and estate Important files)Uptill today the security company does not know the real content of the consignment,this money is still with the security company here in Abidjan till today.

Recently,my Doctor explain a word that is making me to feel unhappy,as He said that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to you as a child of God,that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want this fund to
be used for orphanages,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 giveth".I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not good people, which they are not happy to see me alife and I don't
want my husband's efforts to be used by unbelievers and also I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way.

This is why I am taking this 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 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace" because of my health hence the presence
of my husband's relatives around me is not good to me.

I don't want them to know about this development.With God all things are possible.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security company.I will also issue you an authorization letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of this trunk box, so that you will finalise with the security company and release the trunk box through their Diplomatic delivery to you in your country,I want you to always pray for me because the lord is my shephard.My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian.Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in Truth and Spirit .

Please always be prayerful all through your life,any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another ministry or organisation for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs Acenas Phoden Gay Zarate


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