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

Fraud email example:

From: "Maryam Muhammed" <mrsmuhammed@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 21:07:55 +0100
Subject: Greetings in the name of the Almighty


Greetings in the name of the Almighty.

I am MARYAM MUHAMMED from Libya. I am married to Late FAROOQ MUHAMMED of
blessed memory who is an oil explorer in Libya and Kuwait for twelve years
before he died in the year 2000. We were married for twelve years without a
child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since
his death I too have been battling with both Cancer and fibroid problems.
When my late Husband was alive he deposited a substancial amount of money in
millions of dollars with a Deposit Company oversea.

Recently, my doctor told me that I have only six months to live due to
cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having
known my condition I decided to donate this fund to either a
charity/orphanage home or devoted God fearing individual that will utilize
this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want this
organization or individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund
charity homes (motherless homes), orphanages, widows.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are into radical organisation and I don't
want a situation where this money will be used in an Unholy manner. Hence
the reasons for this bold decision. Please, pray for me to recover as your
paryers will go a long way in uplifting my spirit.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
health, because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always.
I don't want them to know about this development.As soon as I receive your
reply on Email: maryamaminamuhammed@libyamail.net I shall give you further
directives on what to do and how to go about actualising this project. I
will also issue a letter of authority to the Deposit Company authorizing
them that the said fund Have being willed to you and a copy of such
authorization will be forwarded to you. I want you to always pray for me.

Any delay in your reply will give room in sourcing for an organization or a
devoted Individual for this same purpose. Until I hear from you by email; my
dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders.

Remain blessed.

MRS. MARYAM MUHAMMED.
maryamaminamuhammed@libyamail.net

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