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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • madam_helen_dickson@yahoo.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:37:03 +0100
Subject: Help beloved one,


Help beloved one,

It will be a surprise for you to receive this mail. Please Welcome this l=
etter in the name of God.
It is with tears that I am writing this message to you from a hospital be=
d,

I am Mrs. Helen Dickson. A widow to late Mr. David Dickson, who worked wi=
th Elf Petroleum Company in France for nine years before he died in the y=
ear 2002. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after=
a brief illness that lasted for only four days.=20
=C2=A0
Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since his death I dec=
ided 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=
$18.5 Million with a Bank in Benin Republic Presently this money is stil=
l in the custody of the Bank in Benin .=20
=C2=A0
Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight mont=
hs due to cancer problem, but I know that my doctor is not God. Having kn=
own my condition I decided to donate this fund to a Church, Organization =
or good person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruc=
t herein.=20
=C2=A0
I want a Church, Organization or good person that will use this fund for =
Orphanages, Widows and other peoples that need help and also propagating =
the word of God and to endeavors that the house of God is maintained.=20
=C2=A0
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 my husband relatives are not Christians not even good at all be=
cause they are the one that are responsible for the death of my husband i=
n other to have all my late husband properties and I don't want my husban=
d's effort to be used by those that conspired for his death or for ungodl=
y things.=20
=C2=A0
This is why I am taking this decision, I am not afraid of death hence I k=
now where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosoms of the L=
ord. Exodus 14 Vs 14 says that "the Lord will fight my case and I shall h=
old my peace".=20
=C2=A0
I don=E2=80=99t need any telephone communication in this regard because o=
f my health hence the presences of my husband=E2=80=99s relatives are aro=
und me always. I don't want them to know about this development and I kno=
w that with God all things are possible to those who trust in Him and to =
those who work by faith. As soon as I received your reply I shall give yo=
u the contact of the Bank in Benin .=20
=C2=A0
I will also issue a letter of authorization to the bank that will prove y=
ou the present beneficiary of this money. I also want you, Church or Orga=
nization to always pray for me because the Lord is my only Shephard.=20
=C2=A0
My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that w=
ants to serve the Lord must serve Him in spirit and truth. Please always =
be prayerful through your life.=20
=C2=A0
Contact me on this email address(madam_helen_dickson@yahoo.pl) and any de=
lay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another good person, chur=
ch or organization for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will =
act accordingly as I stated herein.


NOTE;=C2=A0 PLEASE=C2=A0 YOUR=C2=A0 ARE=C2=A0 TO=C2=A0 REPLY=C2=A0 WITH=C2=
=A0 THE=C2=A0 BELOW=C2=A0 EMAIL ADRESS.

Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.

I remain yours sister in Christ.
=C2=A0
Mrs Helen Dickson.
EMAIL (madam_helen_dickson@yahoo.pl).=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=20
May God bless you.

=C2=A0

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