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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Elizabeth Cole" <elizacolle@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: elizacole001@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:11:11 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

DEAR FRIEND,
CALVARY GREETINGS TO YOU ALL IN THE NAME OF GOD.
I AM MOTHER ELIZABETH COLE FROM SIERIA LONE A WIDOW TO LATE PATRICK
COLE I AM 61 YEARS OLD, I AM A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM
LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST.
FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND
IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I MAY NOT LIVE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS,
ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS REPORTS, AND IN ALL VARIOUS TEST AND OPERATIONS
REGARDS TO THE MEDICAL ANALYSIS OF MY SICKNES, THIS IS BECAUSE THE
CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE THAT NO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A
LIVING PERSON AGAIN,MY LATE HUSBAND WAS KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID
AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE
WE COULD NOT 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 SIX
MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH,
TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA
AND EUROPE ESPECIALLY CREATING SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS OF LESS PREVILLAGED
ONES AND ORPHANAGE HOMES.
I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED AND FAST FOR
SOME DAYS OVER IT WITH ADVISE OF MY PASTOR BEFORE SELECTING YOU, I AM
WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $50.5M U.S DOLLARS, TO THE LESS
PRIVILEGED.PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS LYING IN A
SECURITY COMPANY AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY,WHO PRESENTLY IS
IN AFRICA DISTRIBUTING RELIEF MATERIALS OF BOMBLAST IN SLERRA-LEONE,
WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION ON YOUR BEHALF FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE
FUND/MONEY IN YOUR NAME.

LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED INTO YOU, WILL
BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN THOUGH AM LATE THEN, AND BECAUSE I
HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY
AND ALSO OF WHAT BENEFITS A MAN AFTER GAINING THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOOSE
HIS/HER LIFE WITHOUT HAVING CHRIST.
I MADE THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT THE FUND WILL BE USE TO BUILD HIS
TEMPLE.MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE
FELLOWSHIP OF HOLY SPIRIT, BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY TO ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS:
elizcole@fnbmail.co.za
GOD BLESS YOU.
MRS ELIZABETH COLE.
REMAIN BLESSED IN JESUS NAME (AMEN)
GOD BLESS YOU

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