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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: margreth wallas <margrethwallas4@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 09:07:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM SISTER MARGRETH


Avenue 14 Rue17 Marcory Abidjan
Ivory Coas West Africa


Dear in Christ,

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
I am Miss Margreth Wallas the wife of Dr. Anthony Wallas who worked with South Africa embassy in solomon island for 12 years before he died in the year 2004.We were married for eleven years without a child.
He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both faithful christians. Since his death I decided to be faithful and also not to re-marry.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 9Million U.S. Dollars) with a prime bank in cote d' ivoire.
Where i'm residing now.
Presently, this money is still with the bank. Presently i am sick, my Doctor told me that my state of health is not certain for the next six months due to cancer problem.Though what disturbs me most is my stroke Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.
I want a christian that will use this to fund church, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth.

I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. I Do not have a child and my husband relatives are ungodly and based on these reasons i do not want thise money to be misused.Hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.
I know that I am going to be in the bossom of the Lord. I know that God will fight my case and i shall hold my and I shall hold my peace.
As soon as I receive your reply I will issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the christians brothers to always pray for me because the Lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy
christian.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.Hoping to hearing from you.

Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours sister
Margreth




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