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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "liberia" (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.
  • chris_udo2006@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "chrisudo5@terra.es" <chrisudo5@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 22:52:17 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Pastor Chris Udo,




Dear in Christ,

Greetings in the name of our Lord jesus Christ.I am Pastor Chris Udo, Rtd Strike
Force Commander during President Charles Taylor's regime. I'm married to a
lovely wife and three children, we all worship in Redeemed Christian Ministries
and now reside in London/ Nigeria. I know you are surprised to receive my mail
but remember the Bible says that the blessings of God comes supernaturally and
it is through Divine favour. After I received instruction from God to use this funds
to do His work, I prayed to God for direction and he has been directing me. I told
God that i want a ministry, an honest man who will spend the fund for things that
will glorify His name.I took interest in your ministry,fasted and prayed over it and
the spirit of God directed me to sow in your ministry.

This revelation came after my conversion from a Muslim to a Christian. I received
Christ and i found out that a sinner has no place in the kingdom of God. I never
had rest of mind, i seeked God for forgiveness and he revealed to me that i will
only have rest of mind if i serve him with all my wealth and he will bless me
mightily. It was when i received Christ that i realized the meaning of going to
heaven. I need to make heaven, I don’t want to perish in hell fire.As my level
of Christianity was increasing, i understood that the wealth of sinners are
acquired for the just. God opened my eyes to the book of Ecclesiastes 6,verses
1 & 2. Read this scripture and you will understand that there are people in this
world that God gave the grace to acquire wealth yet God did not give them the
grace to enjoy the wealth. I happened to fall into the same category now it is the
wish of God. When God revealed to me to use my wealth to do his work, i
understood that God was testing me like He tested Abraham and other men of
God. Abraham needed a child and God asked him to use his only son for
sacrifice, Abraham was faithful. he obeyed and God made him father of many
nations.

I have decided to sow 70% out of the total sum into your ministry, the remaining
30% i will invest into any Christian related business in your country. This fund,
($3.5 million us) is in a security company in London. This security company, helps
in the shipment of valuable goods out of the country through a Diplomatic means,
hereby delivering funds packaged in Consignment and delivered to the recipient.
I would have used a wire transfer but due to a memo set by the finance minister
to the central bank of Liberia to forward all foreign payment file to his office for
vetting, this you will agree with me will not favour us that was why i chose to use
this diplomatic, process to send this funds out of the country in order to avoid
unnecessary questions or raising of eye brows either from my Govt or from your
own Government.

Beloved, I will need you to immediately send me the particulars i will request from
you. Your full name, your full address, your telephone and fax numbers so that i
will start up all the necessary process on how the funds will get to you. I will like
you to call me on this number 234-802-7664179 as soon as possible.I will await
to hear from you.email to me via {chris_udo2006@yahoo.co.uk }

Remain blessed.

Pastor Chris Udo,







Prueba el Nuevo Correo Terra; Seguro, r&aacute;pido, fiable.

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