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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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)
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 07:11:47 -0800
Subject: Dear Sir,


*Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Carlos Manuel from Rep of Mozambique. My wife died many years ago.
I deal with Gold and Diamond in Ghana and Senegal but I am presently living
in Ghana. I married my wife 25 years ago without a child? My wife died after
a brief illness that lasted for only five days. Before her death we were
both born again Christian. When my late wife was alive we Deposited the sum
of $5.5Million (Five Million Five Hundred US. Dollars) in one of the
Security company in Ghana here.

I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time Kidney disease,
the one that, disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my
condition I decided to donate this fund to an Organization or individual
that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want
this fund to be use in building orphanage homes, Schools and to take care
victims of war and widows. I took this decision because I don't have any
child that will inherit this money and I love children I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way.

Why I am taking this decision is because my Doctor said I will be having
transplanting of my kidney in a week time but I am afraid because of my age
(68yrs). But I know that if I died now 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
holds my peace.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when cliam from the security
company will be used for the said purpose, because I have come to find out
that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity. May the grace
of our lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you and your Family? .On receipts of your response I will
send to you my identification.

I await your urgent reply.
Remain blessed,
Yours,
Mr. Carlos Manuel
*

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