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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: "Mary Williams" <sistermary060@msn.com>
Reply-To: sistermary0010@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:08:58 +0000
Subject: BELOVED CHRIST {ASSIST ME}

Beloved in Christ,

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ,Am from United Kingdom I am former mr Kerry Williams danther,Married
to Late Usman Danjuma from iraq,A widow to Late Usman Danjuma Alamin, I am
61years old, I am now Mary Williams a new Christian convert,suffering from
long time cancer of the breast. From all indications, my condition is really
deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more than six months,
because the cancer stage has gotten to a very severe stage.

My late husband was killed during the iraq war, and
during the period of our marriage we had a son who was also killed in a cold
blood during the iraq war. My late husband was very wealthy and after his
death, I inherited all his business and wealth. My personal physician told
me that I may not live for more than six
months and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part of
this wealth, by contributing to the development of evangelism in Africa,
America, Europe and Asian Countries. This mission which will no doubt be
tasking had made me to recently relocated to my home United Kingdom,Europe
where I live presently. I selected your church after visiting the website
for this purpose and prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of
$20.000,000.00 Million US Dollars to your Church/Ministry for the
development of evangelism and also as aids for the less privileged around
you.

Please note that, this fund is lying in a Security Company in Holland,If you
have the intention of using this fund for personal use other than
enhancement of evangelism.

Lastly, I want you/your ministry to be praying for me as regards my entire
life and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth
lately that wealth acquisition without Jesus Christ in one? life is vanity
upon vanity. If you have to die says the Lord, keep fit and Iwill give you
the crown of life.

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of
God, and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be
with you. I await you. reply TO sistermary@compaqnet.fr

Yours in Christ,

Sister Mary Williams.

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