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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348063989843 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Fr Jude Janas" <revjude@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:46:59 +0000
Subject: Greetings in the name of the lord


St. Christopher Catholic Church
101 Umuokerebi
Umuanyimele layout
Aba Abia State
Nigeria
Phone: 234-806 398 9843
E-mail: revjude@msn.com

Dear....!!

Greetings in the name of the lord, may the almighty bless you as you read
this letter, we are a host of ministers embodied in Christ, that are poised
in eradicating poverty and spreading the gospel, we go into the remote
areas of Nigerian communities to help the less privileged, and this task
will not be
accomplisltes without the help of some you, as it&#8217;s written in the
scripture in Ask and it will be given to you, seek, and you will find, knock
and it will be open to you, so, we doing now, also as it is written that
you give and it shall be given unto you, good measures shaken together and
riming over, please help us, to help these people cmostly children who are
during with several disease
and hunger. We are of the same faith, if you are in a position to help ,
please do nothing is too small it can save a soul.

When you give to the needy do not announce it withtrumpets, as the
hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I
tell you the truth they have received their reward in full, from the God
almighty. matt: 6v2

Please anything you have give us, so that it can enable us Assisting
the Children of God, who are motherless and fatherless. who are hopeless,
who don't have anyway to go or to be. Help us to support this work of God
and you will reward by the lord Almighty

while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes
thanksgiving through us to God. for the administration of this service not
only upplies the needs of the saint, but also is abounding
through many thanksgiving to God (2corinthians 11v12)

dear Beloved, givers never lack says by the God Almightily.

Forwarding your church address or your own address to us and phone number,
fax number.
May the God of heavens, you bless you .In Jesus name Amen.



Rev Fr. Jude jana Ikeoha Parish Priest
Phone : 234-806 398 9843
E-mail: revjude@msn.com

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