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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • rosymathy01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rosy Mathew <rosymathy01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: evangelistrose_mathew@indiatimes.com
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 21:36:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: KINGDOM INVESTMENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: rosymathy01@yahoo.com

ATTN:

Beloved In Christ,


Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Evang. Rose Mathew, I am 75years old, I am suffering from long time liver problem.From all indications, my condition is serious and according to my doctor it is quite obvious that I may not survive the sickness, although as a Christian I believe God, and I know that I will not die, I will leave to declare the glory of God. My late Husband and my only son were killed in a plane crash and I am presently leaving alone. Our Lord Jesus Christ is my comforter.



My late Husband was very wealthy we have a lot of properties including

shares and houses. After the death of my Husband, I made up my mind to

travel abroad to leave the rest of my life and continue to do the work of

God as a missionary. I called our lawyer and I instructed him to

sell all my Husband properties and shares to enable me raise some money to

continue my mission. The lawyer sold the Shares and some of the

properties and I was able to raise the sum of ($60,300,000.00 (Sixty Million Three

Hundred Thousand) US Dollars. The fund is in cash, for the safety of the

fund till I am able to travel out, I packaged the fund in consignments

deposited it with a Security Company. Presently, all the documents

concerning the consignments are with my lawyer. Now that my sickness has

gone to this stage, I am scared and I want the fund to be used for the work

of God all over the world. I have prayed and I told God to direct me to an

honest person who will receive this fund and utilize it for things that will

glorify the name of God.


After my prayers, I searched the Internet, I found your email address and

I decided to contact you. Please if you are interested in using this fund

for the work of God, please send to me your private phone and fax number

full names and address to enable me give it to my lawyer for immediate

arrangement with the security company on how the consignments that

contained the fund will be delivered to you.



I await your urgent reply.



Thanks and God bless you.


Evang Rose Mathew

- Rosy Mathew

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