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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 about the following email:

• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Saara Salawu" <help_saara37@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: help_saara_salawu2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:53:32 -1000
Subject: My dearest ,

My dearest ,
May God be praised!!!
I am Mrs.Saara Salawu

I am married to Umar Salawu of blessed memory who worked with Kuwait embassy
in Madrid Spain for nine years before he died in the year 2000. We were
married for eleven years without a child he died after a brief illness that
lasted only four days.Before his death he was a very devoted Muslim and I
was a devoted Christian by birth battling with both cancer and fibroid
problems when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $10million
dollars (TEN million dollars) with a bank.

Presently, this money is still with Bank and Recently, my doctor told me
that I had a terminating illness (cancer) that would last for the next four
months. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness, having known my
condition I decided to donate this fund to either a Christian or muslim
organization or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct here in. I want this organization or individual to use this
money in all sincerity to fund churches,mosques,orphanages, widows.I took
this decision because I don't have any child to start from and where I will
stop and and I don't want my husband hard earned money to be misused by
people that call me an unbeliever.I don't need any telephone
communications,Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for
another person organization or a devoted person for the same purpose.Until I
hear from you my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders.I know that
after death I will be with God the most high and the most merciful one.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Saara Salawu

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