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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.
• 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.
  • vivian_nasim@myself.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Vivian Nasim <vivian_halem_nasim04@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 15:47:03 +0000
Subject: Dear Beloved in Christ (READ AND GET BACK TO ME)


My name is Mrs.Vivian Salem, I was married to Late Salem Nasim,from Iraq.Two years ago, I lost my husband Nasim and my three children Husam, 15 years old , Wasim, 12 years old and Merna, 6years old, this happened when American tank shelled our car as the family attempted to flee heavy fighting in Baghdad.

Pls View the Website below for detailed story of how i
lost my family.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/04/vivians_story/html/1.stm

Before my husband and children were killed, he deposited the sum of $3.5 million (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank.

My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due
to cancer illness. Having known my condition I decided to donate this
funds to a church or better still a God fearing individual that will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want an individual that will use this fund for orphanages,less privelege and humanity work.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband´s hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don´t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. 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.

As soon as I receive your reply,(Vivian_Nasim@myself.com) I shall give you the contact of the Bank and my Attorney.Also for legitimacy, he will issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. this most be kept confidential from eyes and ears of my husband's family.

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 not interested, kindly pardon me for contacting you.


Hoping to hear from you.
Regards,
Mrs.Vivian Nasim.
(Vivian_Nasim@myself.com)

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