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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <stellawilliam00@centrum.cz>
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:47:52 +0200
Subject: Dear Faithfull One



plesae Attention
from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
west africa
 Dear Faithfull One
I am Mrs Stella Williams from Kuwait. I am married to Mr. Johnson Williams who is the Dierector of cocoa processing factory in Ivory Coast 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 Christian. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.When my late husband was alive he deposited a consignment of $7.5 Million SEVEN million five Hundred Thousand United StatesDollars with a SECURITY COMPANY.Presently this money is still in the custody of the SECURITYCOMPANY now , my Doctor told me that i have serious sickness which is cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my strokesickness.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct .I want a church that will use this fund for orphanages, widows,propagating the word of God and to endeaor that the house of God is maintained I took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money and i don,t
want my husband’s efforts to be used in an ungodly way.
This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid hence I know where I am going.the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.please I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of my husband’s relatives around me I don’t want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the SECURITY COMPANY here in Abidjan.My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that  Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth.
Contact me on my private e_mail address stella_1w@voila.fr ,
 any delay in your reply will give me room to look for another church or individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply.
Remain blessed 
Yours in Christ,
Mrs.stella Williams
 

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