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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• 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.
  • debora4donation@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ABRAHAM LABOSKI" <compulotteria2003@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:22:53 +0000
Subject: VOLUNTARY DONATION

No 3A Mohammed Avenue

Safat Kuwait



Dear Sir,



Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am former Mrs. Fatima

Aisha Alsabah, now Mrs. Obedin Ikenm, a widow to Late Sheik Mohammed

Ikenm, I am 74years old, I am now a new Christian convert after watching

your television programme,I have been suffering from long time cancer of
the
breast stage 4 incurrable, from all indications my condition is really
deteriorating and is quite

obvious that I won't live more than six months,it is a terminal disease
because
the cancer have reached a very bad stage.My late husband was killed during
the
Gulf war, and during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any
child.
My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his
business and wealth.The doctor has

advised me that I may not live for more than six months, so I now decided to
divide part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the church
in
Africa, America, Europe and Asia.I am willing to donate the sum of
$10.000,000.00 Million Us Dollars to you to help the children of God in
developing the Churches/Mosques to see it's Growth, and suport the less
privileged people in the society. Please I want you to note that,this fund
is
laying in a Security Company, of which my lawyer will file in application
for
the change of ownership to your name or your ministry as soon as I receive
YOUR FORMAL LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE TO RECEIVE THE FUND ,THE LETTER SHOULD BE
WRITTEN WITH YOUR COMPANY'S OR PERSONAL LETTER HEADED PAPER AND DULY SIGNED
AND STAMPED BY YOU. Lastly I honestly pray that this money when Claimed by
you
will be used for the said purpose,because I have come to find out that
wealth
acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity all is 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 fellowship
of
the Holy Spirit be with you.I await your urgent reply via my
email:debora4donation@sify.com



Debora Ikenm Obedin (MRS)

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