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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: "katehopkins_100" <katehopkins_100@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:26:49 -0600
Subject: Greetings in the name of God


Greetings in the name of God,Pls let this not sound strange to
you for my only surviving lawyer who would have done this died
early this year.i prayed and got you email id from your countrys
christian guestbook which i have been with my late huband and
liked to visit once more if God will in his infinite mercies.

I am Mrs. Kate Hopkins from Netherlands,I am 58 years old,i
am deaf and suffering from a long time cancer of the breast which
also affected my brain,from all indication my conditions is really
deteriorating and it is quite obvious that, according to my doctors
they have advised me that i may not live for the next two months,this
is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home was married to my
late husband for twenty years without a child ,died in a fatal
motor accident Before his death we were true Christians.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited
belongings and deposited all the sum of $Five(5) million dollars with
a Security Company.Presently, this money is still with them and
the management just wrote me as the true owner to come forward
to receive the money for keeping it so long or rather issue a
letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf
since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it
confisticated.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been
undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs. I have since lost
my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only
a few months to live.
It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any
organisation of your choice and distributed each year among the
charity organization,the poor and the motherless babies home
where i come from.

I want you God fearing, to also use this money to fund churches,
orphanages and widows,I took this decision, before i rest in
peace because my time will soon be up.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact
of the Security Company.

I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you
as the new beneficiary of my fund. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated herein.
Waiting for your reply.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs.Kate Hopkins

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