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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mary Anak" <mary493@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:33:46 +0000
Subject: Greetings In The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Greetings In The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

I am mother mary Smith, a widow to late Richard A. Smith, I am 60 yrs
old, I am now a new christian convert, suffering from long time cancer
of
the breast, from all indication my condition is really deteriorating
and
it's quit obvious that I won't live more than ten months, According to
my
doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad
stage .
My late husband killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in
Afghanistan, and during the period of our marriage we had a 23 yrs old
son
who
died in an auto crash three years ago.
My late husband was very wealthy and after his death i inherited all
his business and wealth. The doctor has advice me that I may not live
for
more than then months, so i now decided to devide the part of this
wealth, to contribute to the development of the chruch in
africa,America,Asia and also in europe.
I prayed over it. I am willing to donate the sum of Fifteen million
United State Dollars( USD$15,000,000) 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 Asia distributing
relief
materials to the victims of the bombblast in Hong Kong, will file in an
application for the transfer of the money in your name.
Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transfered will be used
for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth
acquisition without christ is vanity. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus
the
love
of God and the fellowship of God be with you and your family. I await
your urgent reply.
Yours In Christ.
Mother mary Smith

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