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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "security company in holland" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: safietou kabore <saphy19@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:16:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DONATION TO GOD


My Lordship/Friend,

Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, I am former Mrs Safietou Kabore,now Mrs
Joy hopewell,(nee West)a widow to Late Abarham HKabore.I am 70years old, Now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast.

From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more than six months, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very severe stage. My late husband was killed during the Gulf war, and during the period of our marriage we had a son who was also
killed in a cold blood during the Gulf war. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. My personal physician told me that I may not live for more than six months and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part of this wealth, by contributing to the development of evangelism in Africa, America,Europe and Asian Countries.

This mission which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recently relocated to Ivory Coast West Africa where I live presently.

I selected your church after visiting the website for
this purpose and prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of $3.000,000.00 Million US Dollars to you Church/Ministry for the development of evangelism and also as aids for the less privileged around you.
Please note that, this fund is lying in a Security
Company in Holland, therefore my lawyer will file an immediate application for the transfer of the money in the name of your ministry.

Please, do not reply me if you have the intention of using this fund for personal use other than enhancement of evangelism. Lastly, I want you/your ministry to be praying for me as regards my entire life and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth lately that wealth
acquisition without J esus Christ in one's life is vanity upon vanity. If you have to die says the Lord,

keep fit and I will give you the crown of life.
May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of
God, and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be
with us.

I await your urgent reply.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs.Joy Hopewell.

Christ Live Church, Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire.



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