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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:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • elizabethngige2@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: elizabethngige <elizabethngige@profes.net>
Reply-To: elizabethngige2@katamail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:45:21 +0200
Subject: Beloved In Christ please help

Highly Confidential Date: 12th/07/2006
If not interested Please kindly keep it to your self.
Beloved In Christ,

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs Elizabeth Ngige a widow to Late Mr Ngige Richmond, I am 61years old, I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast.

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ,knowing the truth and the truth have set me free.Having known the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God mercy and glory upon my life. I have the pleasure to share my testimony with you and request your assistance in this order,having seen your contact from the Internet.

My late husband and my only son were killed during the Ogoni Crisis some years back and I am presently leaving with some domestic staffers, Our Lord Jesus Christ is my comforter. I have the sum of $25,000,000.(Twenty Five million US Dollars)The fund is in cash, packaged in consignments deposited with a Finanace Company for safety and security reasons Presently all the documents concerning the consignments are with my lawyer Barrister Williams Adenuga who also is a rev father.Now that my sickness has gone to this stage, I am scared I might die any time therefore I wish that the fund be used to the glory of God. This money is the procceed from the sale of properties and shares and physical cash I inherited from my late husband. I have prayed and I told God to direct me to an honest christian who will receive this fund and utilise it for things that will glorify the name of God.

After my prayers, I searched the internet and found your email address and the spirit of God ask me to contact you.Please if you are honest and faithful enough to use this fund strictly for the work of God,please your response is highly needed to enable my lawyer make an arrangement with the finance company on how the consignments that contained the fund
will be delivered/transfer to you. You can reach my lawyer on this mail address: elizabethngige2@katamail.com or please call him on this telephone number: + 234-8060683250

Thanks and God bless you while waiting to hear from you.
Mrs Ngige Elizabeth.

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