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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)
  • "dear friend" (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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mary_benard_33@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mary benard" <marybenard_33@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 17:45:58 +0100
Subject: TO YOU DEAR FRIEND

MRS Mary Benard,
765 WATER FRONT
VICTORIA ISILAND

DEAR Beloved, TO YOU DEAR FRIEND

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD. I am the above named
person , i got your information on christain guest book which im impressed
with your profile. I am married to Dr. Johnson Benard A LIBERIAN but I’m now
in Lagos State General HOSPITAL taking treatment for my sickness, my late
husband worked with Canadian embassy for nine years before he died in the
year 2000. 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 Christians. Since his death I decided not to
re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home, which the Bible is
against.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$7.5 Million (seven
Million five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with a. Presently, this money is
still under the safe keeping of the Reserve Bank recently, my Doctor told me
that I would not last for the next SEVEN months due to my cancer problems.
Though what disturbs me most is my stroke.

Having known my condition, I
decided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian 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 and 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 reasons 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 forward your personal
information to the Bank so that they will contact you as the legal owner of
this fund before transferring the fund into your nominated Bank Account in
your country. I will also issue you a letter of a authority that will
empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the
church to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. 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 any delay in your reply will
give me room in sourcing 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 Mary benard.

Please reply me with my private email: mary_benard_33@yahoo.com

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