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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: randy004@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 21:20:44 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20SHERRY=20RANDY=20MORGAN?=

FROM SHERRY RANDY MORGAN

Dear Beloved,
I am the above named person from Nigeria . I am married to Dr. Randy Morgan
who worked with Nigerian Embassy in Canada for nine years before he died
in the year 2005.

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 $28Million (Tweenty Eight Million Dollars
) with a Security Company in Nigeria. Presently, this money is still with
the SECURITY FIRM and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to
come forward to receive the money, rather issue a letter of authorisation
to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over or the money
enters into the company's tressury fund.

Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for
oesophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors
have told me that I have only a few months to live considering the natured
of my ailment. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to victims
of this HURRICANE and other charity organizations, because my 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 distribute
it accordingly.

I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to finance
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 after i sought for
a divine direction from God, because as a human its not really easy with
making this decision, besides, i dont have any child of my own that will
inherit this money and my husband's 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 since
I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the
Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 saysthat "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 soundless voice and 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 i beleive.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the
contact of the Security Company. I will also issue you a letter of authority
that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you and
the church to always pray for me because the lord is my fortress.My happiness
is that I lived a life worthy of a Christian. Whoever that wants to serve
the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful
throughout your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing
for another person for this same purpose.Please assure me that you will
act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to hearing fromyou soon.
yours in Christ,
SHERRY RANDY MORGAN

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