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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
• 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.
  • fredcarlos2@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Molina Carmen" <llamacarmen03@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 06:47:57 -1000
Subject: DEAR BELOVED,

DEAR BELOVED,

I am Carmen Molina
Am married to Dr. Donald Adams a Canadian who worked for Shell Oil
Company in Nigeria,he
died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his
death we were married for 11 good years without a child and were both
born again Christians . Since his death I decided not
to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the
Bible
forbids.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$15.5 Million
(fifteen.five Million U.S.Dollars) with A Bank. Presently,
this money is still under the safe keeping of the RESERVE FINANCE
COMPANY Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the
next
Three(3) months due to my cancer
problems.

Though what disturbs me most now, i recently had stroke.Having known
my condition, I
decided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian or
muslim individual That will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct here in. I want a church that will use this fund on,
orphanages, deaf and dUmb and poor widows propagating the word of God
and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us
to
understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. 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 my husband's
hard
earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a situation
where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason
for taking this bold decision.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I
am going 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 because
of
the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want
them to know about this development. With God all things are
possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I will forward your personal information,
such as Your full name, Your full address, with Your telephone and
fax
number to my lawyer through his email address:fredcarlos2@myway.com so that
he will contact you as the legal owner of
my fund before the bank will be transferring the fund into your
nominated Bank Account in your country.

I will also issue you a letter of a authority that will back you up
as
the real next of kin and the original- beneficiary of my fund. I want
you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my
shepherd,you will also promise me that you will not seat on the fund
when it gets into your bank account. My happiness is that I lived a
life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must
serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through
your life, any delay in your reply will give me room in serching for
a
church or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure
me
that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from
you as soon as possible.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Carmen Molina

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