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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MRS HASSAN <mrs_hassan000@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:50:07 +0200
Subject: very urgent




Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
I am Mrs maria Hassan Edman a widow to Late Hassan Edman. I am 50 years old woman,I am now a newly 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 more than two months according to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.

My late husband was killed during the Earthquake resulting to the Tsunami Incident in Indonesian when he visited one of company in that country, and during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death,I inherited all his business and wealth.The doctor has advised me that I may not live for more than two months, so I now decided to divide part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the churches and Motherless Baby Home in your Country.


I am willing to donate the sum of $20 Million Us Dollars to you for the less privileged.

Please I want you to note that, this fund is lying in a Security Company in AMSTERDAM-HOLLAND and upon my instuction, you will file an application for the claim of the money in your name. Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when claimed will be used for the said purpose, because I have come to find outthat wealth acquisition without God is vanity upon vanity.

May the Grace of our Lord , the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family. Please note that all necessary arrangement for the smooth release of these funds to you has been finalised.

I will forward my laywer's contact to you to enable him forwarded all the lagal documents related to this said funds to you immediately I heard from you.
The only caretaker of our lives is our Lord JESUS CHRIST THE ONLY SON OF GOD.

I await your urgent reply.
Yours in Christ.
Mrs Maria Hassan Edman
My Country of origin,London.

TRUST IN GOD



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