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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:

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler." <mrs_fowler@inmail24.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrs_fowler001@uk2.net
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 17:45:46 +0200
Subject: Please Use Funds For Charity.

From: Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler.

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE THIS FOR CHARITY.

Greetings!!

My name is Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler a 65yrs old lady. I am a cancer patient was married to Mr. Samuel Fowler an industrialist for nine years
before he died in an automobile crash in December 1999.

We were married for eleven years without a child. Before his death we protected our assets of $USD5 Million through the purchase of a life insurance policy
(Swiss variable annuities) from a Swiss life insurance company.

I was irrevocably designates as beneficiaries of the policy. The purpose of this investment was to safe our principal capital and make use of accrues income from the annuities for our
upkeep since the principal fund and the accrued interest are exempt from Swiss taxes under Swisslaw.But unfortunately he dies.Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last long due to my cancer
problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. I developed this sickness as a result of the sudden shock and hearth attack I had when the breaking news came to me on that faithful day that
my husband was involved in an auto crash and died at the spot in December 1999.

Having known my condition I decided to liquidate these assets and donate this fund with all the
accrued interests to an orphanage home or better still an individual that will utilize this money the way I
am going to instruct here in. I want an individual that will use this fund to aid Orphanages and the poor.

I took this bold decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money as I don't want our hard earned money to be
misused and I would dislike a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner.

Hence the reasons for taking this bold decision.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health and for the presence of my family
relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development.

I will inform you of the next step to make as soon as I hear from you.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for other people for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here. Expecting to hearing from you.

With Warm Greetings

Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler

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