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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:
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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.
• 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.
  • sister_rosemavisgeorge@graffiti.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sister. Rose Mavis George. <sister_rosemavisgeorge@yahoo.no >
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 14:48:19 +0200
Subject: Please Read Carefully.


Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I am Sister. Rose Mavis George of (Norway). I am married to Mr.Mavis George, National of the United States of America; he worked with Shell oil & Gas Company as a consultant/Technical Careers in Norway for twenty years before he died in the 2005.We were married for twelve years without a child, he died in a car accident. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry.

When my late husband was alive he made a (Fixed) deposit, valued at Six Million Five Hundred thousand United State Dollars (US$6,500,000.00) into the account. Pin/code and account numbers will be revealed to you later as we progress.

Meanwhile, this money is still with the bank and they had just informed me as the beneficiary to come forward and claim the money or issue a letter of authorization to someone to receive it on my behalf.Presently, I am with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for lung cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It is my last wish to see that this money is invested wisely and
proceeds distributed among charity organizations.

I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money for charity work, and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth.I took this decision because I knew that there are a lot of poor people suffering from different kind of diseases without any help. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank where the funds is deposited and I will also issue you a letter of authorization that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund.

You will be entitled to 30%. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in. Hoping to hear from you soon. And again Please do not reply me if you have the intention of using this fund for personal use.

Please contact me through my private email: sister_rosemavisgeorge@graffiti.net

Yours in Christ,
Sister. Rose Mavis George.

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