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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • fola_williams3@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fola Williams" <folawilliams0010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fola_williams3@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 04:22:17 -0600
Subject: Get Back To Me (Friday, April 20, 2007)

Beloved in Christ,

I am Mrs Fola Williams, daughter of Laate Sherrif Kindimbu from Weste Africa, to be prescise,Nigeria. I am 68 years old,my mother is From England, why my father is a Nigerian,and i'm an half cast by birth,I was married to Late Richard from England,and currently i am a new christian convert,suffering from long time Cancer of the heart.
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 christain. I beleive God and I know that I will not die,I will leave to declare the glory of God. My late Husband Late Mr.Richard A. williams,he and my only son was killed by his family members,because he does not agree with them, I am presently leaving alone.Our Lord Jesus Christ is my comforter.

After the death of my husband,I made up my mind to travel abroad to leave the rest of my life and continue to do the work of God as a missionary. I called our lawyer and I instructed him to sell all my Husband properties and shares to enable me raise some money to conitue my mission, which he successfully sold the Shares and some of the properties and he was able raise the sum of USD$ 9,000,000.00 ( Nine million dollars) The fund is in cash,for the safety of the fund until i am able to travel out,he packaged the fund was deposited in a private insurance company for future claim, on behalf of my late husband. Now that my sickness has gone to this stage, and the doctor's analysis is that i may not live more than 3 months got me scared and I want the fund to be used for the work of God all over the world through you, and to help the poor,widow, orphanage homes and also build a worship centre for the Lord.

I have prayed and I told God to direct me to a honest christain who will help me receive this fund and utilise it for things that will glorify the name of God. After my prayers,I searched the christian site in the internet, i found your email address and contacted you.

Please if you are interested in using this Fund for the work of God,and send to me your private phone and fax number full names and address to enable me have a clue on whom you are, and also to enable me have confidence in you, and be rest assured, so that immediate arrangement can be made on how the Fund will be claimed by you on my Late Husbands Behalf as his Next of Kin and New Beneficiary I await to hear your urgent reply.

Lastly, i honestly prayed that when the fund has been transfered to you, it shall be used for the said purpose, even if i am dead before then, because i have found out that wealth aqcuisition without christ is vanity, and this gave me a good reason and i made a promised to God that the fund will be used to build His temple. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy spirit be with you. Amen.

Kindly contact me at my email address: fola_williams3@hotmail.com

May God bless you.
Mrs. Fola williams
Friday, April 20, 2007

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