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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. SMITH JAMES" <jimmy_quinn_0033@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: smith_james_0033@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:08:07 +0400
Subject:


Dearest in the Lord Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
I am former Mrs. Mary Ojeni and now the present Chief Mrs. Mary Tounn Amata, a new Christian convert of 74 years old after receiving the sacrament of baptism from a Christian denomination For quite a good number of years now, i have been suffering from cancer of the breast and fibroid of the womb and from all indications my condition is deteriorating by day that i wont live more than six months from now as predicted by my doctors.
My husband who is now late died in a car accident,and throughout the period of my marriage with my husband,all efforts to bear children proved abortive because of my poor state of health, My husband was a very wealthy and influential man throughout his life and after his death,i inherited all his businesses and wealth, Since it is now obvious that i may not survive my poor state of health, i have deemed it necessary to leave a legacy on earth and give a positive account and justification of the life i lived on earth before the Lord.
This i want to achieve by committing part of this wealth to the development of church and the upbringing of the less privileged.I am willing to donate a sum of $ 10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION U.S. DOLLARS) for the churches and less privileged in your country.
Please, note that this sum was securely deposited in a security company overseas in my name by my husband, I have highlighted my solicitor on the said sum and all the possible assistance he would render to you on the documents covering the money so as to enable you receive it as i cannot follow it up because of my ill health.
Presently, he is in Iraq monitoring the restoration of peace and democracy there. Lastly, i honestly pray that this money when remitted to you is judiciously used for the said purpose and you will take 10% of it for doing this corporal work of mercy.
This is because i have come to realise that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity. Please, get back to me immediately for further elaborations.

May the almighty Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the true
fellowship of the holy spirit be with you and your family. as I await
your response.
Yours in Christ.
Chief Mrs. MARY TOUNN AMATA.

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