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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 us 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.
• 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.
  • gr_igbnedion_02@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "g_ibo_007" <g_ibo_007@wooow.it>
Reply-To: gr_igbnedion_02@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 04:48:14 +0100
Subject: DEAR BELOVED ONE



DEAR BELOVED ONE,
It is my Pleasure to write to you after considering your
profile my name is MRS JOY IBORI nationality of Benin. I
am the wife of late MR JAMES IBORI a big cocoa farmer in
Benin Republic before he died in the year 2003. We were
married for eleven years with only one child .

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four
days. Before his death we were both born again Christians.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum
of$8.Million (Eight Million US Dollars) in a fix deposit
account in one of the banks here in Benin republic,
I and my hanband was planing to transfer the funds to a
foriegn country where we can invest it.

Presently, this money is still with the bank here.
Recently,my Doctor told me that I would not last for the
next three months due to cancer problem.

Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my
condition I decided to seek for someone who can help me to
take care of my son, so that he will not suffer in future,
he is only 14 years old.

I took this decision because I don't want my only child to
suffer after i die.My husband's relatives are not Christians
and I don't want my son to
grow up in the house of unbeliever.

I am writting this email to you so that I can work the
transfer of the funds to you and send my son to your country
for you to take care of him and also you will be the person
to invest the fund for him and also put him a good school in
your country.

Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not
afraid of death since 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 case and I shall hold
my peace.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard
because of my health! because of the presence of my family
relatives around me always.

I don't want them to know about this development. With God
all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the
contact of the bank.

I want you and the church to always pray for me because the
lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of
a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord
must serve him in spirit and truth.

Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay
in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or
Christian individual for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will take care of my only child
for i dont want him to suffer Please also funish me with
you contact details. Hoping to hearing from you
with this email address gr_igbnedion_02@yahoo.fr . Remain
blessed in the name of the Lord.Yours in Christ,
Mrs Joy Ibori

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