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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • d_chalsechambers@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: veronica_hach@microcamp.com.br
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:00:07 -0200
Subject: URGENT RESPOND.


DONATION TO THE WORK OF GOD. My Lordship/Friend,Calvary greetings in the
name of our Lord JesusChrist, I am former Mrs Veronica Danjuma, nowMrs
Veronica Hacha, a widow to Late Mr Danjuma Chris,I am 72years old, I am now a
new Christian convert,suffering from long time cancer of the breast. Fromall
indications, my condition is really deterioratingand is quite obvious that I
may not live more thansix  months, because the cancer stage has gotten
to a verysevere stage.My late husband was killed during the Gulf war,
andduring the period of our marriage we had a son whowas  also killed in
a cold blood during the Gulf war. Mylate husband was very wealthy and after
his death, Iinherited all his business and wealth. My personalphysician told
me that I may not live for more thansix months and I am so scared about this.
So, I nowdecided to divide part of this wealth, by contributingto the
development of evangelism in Africa, America,Europe and Asian Countries.This
mission which will no doubt be tasking had mademe to recently relocated to
Nigeria, Africa where Ilive presently. I selected your church after
visitingthe website for this purpose and prayed over it, Iam  willing to
donate the sum of $3,000,000.00 MillionUS  Dollars to your
Church/Ministry for the developmentof evangelism and also as aids for the
less privileged  around you.Please note that, this fund is lying in a
SecurityCompany in Holland and the company has branches,therefore my lawyer
will file an immediateapplication for the transfer of the money in the nameof
your ministry. Please, do not reply me if you havethe intention of using this
fund for personal useother than enhancement of evangelism.Lastly, I want
you/your ministry to be praying forme  as regards my entire life and my
health because Ihave  come to find out since my spiritual birth lately
thatwealth acquisition without Jesus Christ in one's life is vanity
uponvanity.If you have to die says the Lord, keep fit and I will give you
thecrown oflife.May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love ofGod, and
the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit bewith you.I await your urgent
reply.Yours in ChristMrs veronica hacha,Christ Live Church,Bodija, Lagos,
Nigeria."To her [Mary] I entrust you,that the New Woman,Mother of the
Church and of the New Humanity,may be your inspiration in the discoveryof a
new feminine identity in the Gospel perspective."- John Paul II, Sept.
4, 1988E-MAIL=(D_CHALSECHAMBERS@YAHOO.COM)PHONE#4802978045715BKUSHIMO
STREET VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA
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