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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "CLARA FALOUD" <clarafaloud@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:01:55 +0100
Subject: DONATION

The Dear lovely one I greet you in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ our Lord, I am Mrs Sara FALOUD from
Kuwait.
I am married to Mr Franck FALOUD who
worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast West Africa
for nine years before he died
inthe year 2004. We were married for eleven years
without a child. He died after a
brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before
his death we were both
born again Christian .Since his death I decided not to
remarry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my
late husband was alive
he deposited the sum of US$2.500million dollars in a
Bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire West Africa. Presently,
this money is still in Bank. Recently, my Doctor told
me that I would not last
for the next Eight months due to cancer problem. The
one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness. Having known mycondition I decided to donate
this fund to a charity organization that will utilize
this money the way I am going toinstruct herein.I want
an organization that will use this fund for
orphanages, build schooland church, widows,
propagating the evangel and to endeavour that the
House of God is maintained. The Bible made us to
understand that "Blessed is the hand that gives". I
took this decision because I don't have any child that
will inherit this money and my husband relatives are
not Christians and I don't want myhusband's efforts to
be used by unbelievers.
I don't want a situation where this money will be used
in an ungodly way.This is why I am taking this
decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where
I am going. I know that I
amgoing to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS
14 says that "the lord will fight my case and I shall
hold my peace". I don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my health
hence thepresence of my husband's relatives around me
always. I don't want them to know about
thisdevelopment. With God all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall
giveyou the contact of the Bank here in Abidjan Cote
d'Ivoire.Remain blessed in the Lord
Take care,
In Christ's Holy Love
Yours Sister in Christ

Clara Faloud

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