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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:
  • "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.
  • m_mariawilliams@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maria williams <mariawilliams1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:59:07 +0100
Subject: DONETION



Mrs Maria,Williams(JP)12 Alnwick RoadNairobiRepublic of Kenya GOD IS THE ULTIMATE GIVER! Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,I am former Mrs.Fatima Setia williams, now MariaWilliams(JP),A widow to the Late Sheik Mohammed Heaton, I am 73 years old, I am now a new Christian convert,suffering from long time,cancer of the breast. From all indications my condition is , really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't, live long according to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. My late husband was killed during the U.S raid, against terrorism in Afghanistan when hetravelled toAfghanistan to monitor an Hospital/a Humanitarian Foundat(HHF) he wassetting up for the benefit of the Afghan masses as of then, whose, majority, and 99 percent of them are muslims/ islamic scholars and loyalists.During the period of our marriage wecouldn't produce any child. Mylate husband was very wealthy and after hisdeath , I inherited all hisbu!
sinesses and wealth, and when inoticed that my condition is not improving rather itgets worsen by the day i decided to divide part of this wealth, tocontribute to Charity and the development of the churches in Africa,America, Asia and Europe. I selected you after visiting the internet and I prayed over it. I am willing to donate the fund to you forcharity,the less priviledged, churches,orphanages and widows,Propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God ismaintained.I took this decision upon myselfbecause I don't have any childthat will inherit this money and my husbandrelatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earnedmoney to be misused by unbelievers. because I have come to find out that wealthacquisitionwithout Christ is vanity upon vanity.Please I want you tonote that,this fund is deposited with a Security Firm ourside Kenya for security purpose. and upon my instruction, you will file in an application for the transfer of the fund in!
your name which i registered as a gold bar, with the security company
the security company,the security company will be used for the said purpose. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family.
Await Your Urgent Reply,any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church, another person or christian individual for this same purpose. Please reply me through this email address: m_mariawilliams@yahoo.com Yours in Christ.Maria Williams(JP).

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