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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mrshessah@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs HESSAH BADER" <mrshessah@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:15:32 +0200
Subject: From MRS HESSAH BADER

Beloved

I am Mrs Hessah Bader. My husband Fahil BADER worked with an international
organisation in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2001. We
were without a child.
Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of three million five thausands dollars (3,005,000.00 US$) in a Bank in Abidjan.
Presently, this money is still there.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight
months due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke
sickness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a
person or organsation that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want this fund to be use for orphanages,
widows,schools and propagating the message of love to all mankind.
I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.i know that God
will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
health hence. With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. I will also issue you an authority letter
that will prove you the present beneficiary of this fund. I want you to
always pray for me. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of
emulation.

Please always be prayerful all through your life. Contact me on the
this e mail address (mrshessah@yahoo.com) any delay in your reply will
give me room in sourcing another person or organsation for this same
purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.
Hoping to receive your reply.

God bless you
Mrs Hessah BADER.

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