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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:
  • "30% for you " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Eva fahad" <evafahad@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:04:42 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Assalamu Alaikum Very Urgent


Greetings,
PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD.
Assalamu Alaikum
I am Mrs. Eva Fahadi from Kuwait. I am married to Dr. Joseph Fahadi who
worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died
early last year. We were married for eleven years without any children.
I am 41years old, suffering from long time breast cancer. From all
indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious
that I won't live more than two months according to my doctors. This is
because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I don't want
your pity but I need your prayer.

My late husband died early last year from heart attack, my late husband
was very wealthy man and after his death, I inherited all his business
and wealth. The doctor has advised me that I will not live for more
than two months, so I have now decided to spread all my wealth to
contribute mainly to the development of charity home mainly in all the
countries that have fight civil war Afghanistan Pakistan Iran Lebanon and
some
counties in Africa, am sorry if this message comes to you as
embarrassment as I found your e-mail address on Internet here in the
hospital.
After listing to my doctor I have decided to contact you but for any
reason you find this mail offensive, pleas you can ignore it and please
accept my apology.

Before my late husband died he deposited the sum of $25.000.000.00
million dollars (Twenty Five million dollars) in a company in Ghana WEST
AFRICA some years ago, that's all I have left now, I need you to collect
this funds and distribute it yourself to charity. So that when I die my
soul can rest in peace. The funds will be entirely in hands and
management. I hope God gives you the wisdom to touch very many lives that is
my main concern. 30% for you and your family for your effort while 70%
goes to charity.

God bless you.
Mrs. Eva Kiara Fadila Fahadi.


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