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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:
  • "million united states 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Susan Williams" <susan.wil3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: susanybob_private@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:57:16 +0100
Subject: Dearly Beloved

Dearly Beloved,

I am Mrs.Susana Bob Williams from Benin. I was married to King Williams the
CEO Summit Oil Services Limited, a seasoned contractor in West African
Region. Before his death Eight years ago. We were married for eleven years
without a child. He died after a brief illness. After his death I decided
not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. When my late
husband was alive, he deposited the sum of $30 Million (Thirty million
United States Dollars) in a Bank. My Doctor told me that I would not last
for the next three months due to cancer problem. Having known my condition I
decided to donate these funds to better the lives of the less privileged.
Hence, I will need an honest and trust worthy individual that will utilize
this money in accordance with my instruction. I want it to be used in
funding religious organizations, orphanages and less privileged and for
propagating the
word of God. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit this
money and my husband relatives are very dubious and unkind to me and I don't
want
my husband's hard earned money to be misused.

I am not afraid of death because I know I will make peaceful eternal rest. I
know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says
that the lord will fight my course and I shall hold my peace. I speak good
English in case you want a telephone communication in this regard. As soon
as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank,and my
companies in Benin and other parts of Africa.

For legitimacy, I will also issue you a letter of authority that will
empower you as the original-beneficiary of this fund.I want you to always
pray for me, any delay in your reply will give me room in
sourcing for another individual for this same purpose.
If you are in for this Kindly reply this mail.

yours sincerely,
Mrs. Susana Bob Williams

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