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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MRS MARY <>
Reply-To: mrsmaryjack@merseymail.com
Date: 30 Nov 2006 00:53:11 -0000
Subject: DEAREST ONE

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DEAREST ONE,



I apologise if this email causes any embarrasment or shock.I have intended this to be an informal approach so that you will know that I have not contacted you in error or through spam and the major reason why I have contacted you, is because i have this feeling in me that you are someone who will have God fearing and you will be of use to the Homeless ones.



I am the above named person from Netherlands, I am married to Dr.Franklyn Jack who worked with canada Embassy in Nigeria 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.When my late husband was alive he deposited

the sum of Ten million, five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars (US$10.5) with BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON

Presently, this money is still with the above mentioned bank and the management just wrote me email the beneficiary, to come forward to receive the money or rather issue a letter of authorisation to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.



Again,I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs, I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live, It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness,I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them, Please,I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and the interest accrued from the bank and distribute it

accordingly.



I want a person that has God fearing, that will use this money on churches,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. 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 and Any delay in your reply will give me room in searching for another person for this same purpose.



Hoping to hear from you soonest. please I urge you to get back to me on my private email

address:mrsmaryjack@merseymail.com



Yours Sister in Christ,



MRS Mary Jack

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