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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 united states 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • infobiaobank_abidjan@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: glory moses <glorymoses006@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 10:16:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Dearest Beloved Pastor Robert Ised ,


My Dearest Beloved Pastor Robert Ised ,

I thank you very much for your mail reply with your kindest prayer you have prayed for me.

I will like to help your church by transferring the total sum which my late husband deposited for our future investment.Since i am right now in sick bed i want you to provide for me the account number of the church to enable me instruct the bank to contact you and transfer the total money so that you can use the money to invest in the house of God.

Please also send your Telephone and Fax Numbers with the Address of the church so that i will receive them from you and sign for the bank to transfer the sum to your church.

Thanks and Hope to hear from you.

Please you can as well call the Bank Director incharge for the transfer of this Funds DR.J.C.BAPOU.
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER UNIT OF BIAO BANK ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE WEST AFRICA.
EMAIL infobiaobank_abidjan@excite.com
The Depositor of the funds is my late husband
The amount deposited is $7,000.000.00,Seven million United States Dollars Only.
Depositor's Name MR. MOSES. ANAN.

Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
l remain yours sister in Christ.
MRS GLORY MOSES.


Dearly Beloved
A member of my small congregation read of your plight and passed on the information to me Pastor Ised. He asked if our church could help you in any way.
First of all we prayed for your safe deliverance from your illness .... please join us in our prayers
O MARY, conceived without stain, pray for us who fly thee. Refuge of sinners, Mother of those who are in their agony, leave us not in the hour of our death,but obtain for us perfect sorrow, sincere contrition, remission of oursins, a worthy reception of the most holy Viaticum, the strengtheningof the Sacrament of Extreme Unction, so that we may be able to standwith safety before the throne of the just but merciful Judge, our Godand our Redeemer. Amen.
and that if God so wills it your safe deliverance into his arms ....
GOD, WHO hast doomed all men to die, but hast concealed from all the hour of their death, grant that I may pass my days in the practice of holiness and justice, and that I may deserve to quit this world in the peace of a good conscience, and in the embraces of Thy love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Psalm 30, verse 6. IN MANUS tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum.
and finally an invocation to Our Blessed Virgin Mary our church's patron and guiding spirit ....
O DOMINA mea! O Mater mea! Memento me esse tuum. Serva me, defende me, ut rem et possessionem tuam.
MY QUEEN! My Mother! Remember I am thine own. Keep me, guard me, as thy property and possession.
Our small congregration operate a charity by the grace of Our Lord, we raise funds by collections and donations from our members and appeals to those of greater wealth wishing to donate to worthy Christian causes.
The more money we can raise the more money we can give to those in need. We especially like to fund Christian churches, missions, homes for single mothers and orphaned children throughout Africa so that we may spread the word of God and the love of The Blessed Virgin Mary.We will be only to happy to make any donations in your name with a full dedication to you should you wish to give us any money, no matter how small. We are also happy to receive requests for donations from pastors and other lay persons needing help to do their work in the name of God and The Most Holy Mother The Blessed Virgin Mary.
May the good Lord bless you and keep you safe
your brother in prayer
Pastor Robert Ised
Gaudiumcum pace, emendationem vitae, spatium verae poenitentiae, gratiam etconsolationem Sancti Spiritus, perseverantiam in bonis operibus,tribuat nobis omnipotens et misericors Dominus. Amen.
May joy and peace, amendment of life, room for true penitence, the graceand comfort of the Holy Ghost, and steadfastness in good works begranted us by the almighty and merciful Lord. Amen.
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Lord, I pray not for me but hear my prayers for this sinner. Amen



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