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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.
  • chrisudo5@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "chrisudo5@terra.es" <chrisudo5@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:44:07 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Greetings in the name of our Lord



Dear in Christ,

Greetings in the name of our Lord jesus Christ.I am Mr 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, ($2 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
234-802-9073459 as soon as possible.I will await to hear from you e-mail to via {chrisudo5@myway.com}

Remain blessed.

Bro. CHRIS







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