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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million us dollars" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • 00447031940912
• 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.
  • lawgoffry@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: James Mathew <james@jamesmathew.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 18:37:08 +0100 (CET)
Subject: OUR LORD ALMIGHTY IS GREAT!


Dear Brother/Sister's in Lord Christ Jesus.



Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,I am former Mr Humaru Alihu , now Mr Mathew James, I am now a new Christian convert,suffering from long time cancer of the lungs. From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more than six months, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very severe stage.My Wife and our only son was assasinated in a cold blood on the 15th of June 2006.Well my late Wife was very wealthy and after her death, I inherited all her business and wealth ,and now that i am very sick and my only Son is died.
And my personal physician told me that I may not live for more than six months due to the fact that the cancer stage has gotten to a very severe stage, and i am so scared about this, well i know our Lord almighty is in control of everything.So, I now decided to divide part of our wealth, by contributing to the d!evelopment of evangelism in Africa, America, Europe and Asian Countries. This mission which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recenlty relocated to Israel,where I live presently. I selected your church after visiting the website for this purpose and prayed over it and i got your email ID through email online in your Church, So now i am willing to donate the sum of $19.500,000.00 Million US Dollars to your Church/Ministry for the development of evangel! ! ism and also as aids for the less privileged around you.Please note that, this fund is lying in a Security Company in Europe and the company has branches, therefore my lawyer will file an immediate application for the transfer of the money in the name of your ministry.
Please, do not reply me if you have the intention of using this fund for personal use other than enhancement of evangelism.Lastly, I want you/your ministry to be praying for me as regards my entire life and my health because I have come t! o find out since my spiritual birth lately that wealth acquisition without Jesus Christ in one's life is vanity upon vanity. If you have to die says the keep fit and i will give you the crown of life. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. If your areinterested do reach my Attorney he lives in United Kindom-London.


His Particulars are.
Name :ADVOCAT LAW GOFFRY.
Contact telephone number: 0044-703-194-0912.
E-mail: lawgoffry@aim.com
Thanks for your assistance may the Lord almighty be with you always.
Yours in Christ,
MR MATHEW JAMES.
FROM AL-MANGAF KUWAIT.

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