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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Valeria Jacobs" <vria_jacobs09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: vria_jacobs2000@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:13:37 +0100
Subject: From Mrs Valeria Jacobs

Dear Good Freind,

 

With warm hearts i offer my friendship, and my greetings, and I hope this letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising to you to receive this proposal from me since you do not know me personally. However, I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this transaction, which I propose with my free mind and as a person of integrity.

My name is Mrs Valeria Jacobs from Serria Leone. I am married to Lt Gen Dennis Jacobs who worked with the Serria Leone Army Forces for Ten years, Before he died in 1998.We were married for thirty nine years without a child.He died after a gun shoot that lasted for four days. Since his death i decided not to remarry or get a
child outside my matrimonial home.When my husband was alife he deposited the sum of $10million US dollars [Ten million US dollars] with a finance company in europe. Presently,

this money is still with the a security company in europe. Resently my doctor
told me that i will take the grace  for me to live few months more due to cancer problems.

Though what disturbs me mostly is my Cancer. Having known my condition
I decided to donate this fund to church or still a Faithful and Trust worthy individual that will use this to fund ,orphanages and widows .

 

I took this decision because I don`t have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband's relatives are not faithful and I don`t
want my husband hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don`t
want a situation where these money will be used in an ungodly manner,
hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence i know where am going.

 

I can only communication with you via email because of my health I cant always
call you because of my health and my inlaws around me but I will always
try if chance permits me. I don`t want them to know about these
development.

 

As soon as I recieve your reply I shall give you details of my attorney who will carry you along in perfecting your name legally as the next of kin who will benefit this fund on my behalf after which he will send to you the deposit document and a
letter of authority that will enpower you as the original- Beneficiary
of this fund.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Best Regards,

Mrs Valeria Jacobs

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