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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• 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.
  • allprivate_mails@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mary mabongo <mabongomary@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:02:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GREETINGS, MUTUAL ASSISTANCE .


I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE,


Dear Good Friend,

Compliments of the season. Grace, peace and love to you. I hope my letter does not cause you too much embarrassment by writing through this channel especially when we have not met personally in the past, Well it is occasioned by the urgency it demands. However your contact was made possible to me through database, And have no doubt about your capacity and good will to assist me in receiving into your custody [for safety] the sum of ($13.6(Thirteen Million six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) willed and deposited on my name.


I got your contact from a professional database found in Internet while searching for a reliable and honest person that will assist me safeguard fund into an account. I was divinely inspired to pick your name among other names found in the database after series of prayers/fasting for Gods direction.


I am Mrs. Mary ndlovu Mabongo.person from South Africa undergoing medical treatment. I am happily married to Dr.Ndlovu Mabongo who worked with Malaysia embassy in South Africa for nine 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 born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home, which the Bible is against. For this reason my Husband's family decided to send me away from my Husband's House, properties which includes Houses, Cars etc; When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of($13.6(Thirteen Million six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with one finance/security company here in South Africa, and this money is the only thing that his family did not know about among my Husband's sized properties, and presently, this money is still with the Security Company.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my partial paralysis. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church/mosque or better still a Christian/Moslem individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.


I want a church/Mosque or individual that will use this to fund churches/Mosque, orphanages, (WIDOWS) and propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The good book said blessed is the hand that griveth and I believe and held onto this word.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband's relatives are not good people and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be miss-used by evildoers. I don't want a situation where by this money will be used in an ungodly manner, 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 bosom of our Lord.

If you will be of any assistance, I will surely appreciate and thank you for your kindness in giving me this help, I am also willing to accept any condition you may deem suitable for your effort. I want to assure you that this transaction is real, safe as you are dealing with a responsible and respected person like you.

However, you have to assure me and also be ready to go into agreement with me that you will not elope with my fund. If you agree to my terms, kindly as matter of urgency send me an email.

Waiting for your urgent response.


Thank you and God bless.


Yours sincerely,

Sister. Mary Mabongo.



Note: PLEASE DO REPLY ME ON THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS FOR SECURITY PURPOSE: allprivate_mails@yahoo.com


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