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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:
  • "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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: julietakim00@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:37:06 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dearest in Christ,


Dearest in Christ,
I am Mrs julliet ali Akim from Philipine and i'm married to Dr Mohammed
Akim from kuwait who worked with kuwait Embassy in BENIN  for nine years before
he died in the plane crash on Friday, December 26, 2003 with (Beirut-bound
charter jet)as you can it yourself confirm through this website

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html) We were
married for eleven years without a child. Since his death I decided not to
re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of ($42 Million) Fourty Two
Million Us Dollars in a Bank in CONOTOU,Fed,Rep of BENIN ,Presently this money
is still in the custody of the Bank in  BENIN ,

I was told by my Doctor to stop doing anything because of my health due to the
cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to look for a foreign
investor that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in as
my late husband has already made the deposit to a foreign associate fully
indicated before the

bank in CONOTOU,Fed,Rep of BENIN  where the fund was Deposited.
However,I want a Trust worthy,reliable and God fearing person that will manage
this fund till the next 5 years in any profitable business of your choice in
your

country.Furthermore,I don't need any telephone communicationin this regard
because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives are always
around me .I don't want them to know about this development in acceptance
the following requirements stated below are required:

1)Your Full Name and Address
2)Your Marital Status
3)Your Occupation/Profession
4)Your Direct Telephone/Fax Numbers

5)Your Bank Account Particulars where the money will be transffered As soon as
i receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in BENIN and also
the relevant document's which was issued to my late husband at the day he
deposited the money.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated
herein.hoping to receive your
response immedaitely.

Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
I remain yours sincerely.
Mrs julliet ali Akim

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