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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 "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.
  • online_witbrnw@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Roseline brown <online_witbrnw@yahoo.com>
Date: 3 Mar 2007 16:30:44 -0000
Subject: Beloved In Christ

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Beloved In Christ,





Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

I am Mrs Roseline Brown, a widow to Late Douglas Brown,

I am 70years old, I am now a new Christian convert,

suffering from long time cancer of the breast.From all

indications, my condition is serious and according to

my doctor it is quite obvious that I may not survive

the sickness, although as a Christian believe God and I

know that I will not die, I will live to declare the

glory of God. My late husband and my only son were

killed during the Ogoni Crisis some years back and I am

presently leaving with some domestic staffers, Our Lord

Jesus Christ is my comforter.



I have the sum of $15,000,000.(Fifteen Million US

Dollars)The fund is in cash, packaged in consignments

deposited with a Security Company for safety and

security reasons Presently all the documents concerning

the consignments are with my lawyer. Now that my

sickness has gone to this stage, I am scared i might

die any time therefore wish that the fund be used to

the glory of God .This money is the Proceed from the

sale of properties and shares and physical cash i

inherited from my late husband. I have prayed and I

told God to direct me to an honest Christian who will

receive this fund and utilize it for things that will

glorify the name of God.





After my prayers,I searched the Christian sites in the

internet, I found your email address and I decided to

contact you. Please if you are honest faithful enough

to use this fund strictly for the work of God, please

send to ! me your full names and address of your

ministry to enable me give it to my lawyer for

immediate arrangement with the security company on how

the consignments that contained the fund will be

delivered to you.



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.



I look towards hearing from you.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

online_witbrnw@yahoo.com



Yours in Christ,

MRS ROSELINE BROWN.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam