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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• 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)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: fadilah fahad <mrs.f.fahad014@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs_f_fahad@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:43:12 +0000
Subject: AWAITING YOUR UGENT RESPONE.



My Dear,

Greetings in the name of the Almighty. I am Mrs.Fadilah Fahad of Libya. I was married to Late Yusif Fahad of blessed memory who was a Gold Miner in Ghana for nine years before he died in the year 17th December 2004 after a brief illness and We were married for twelve years without a child. After his death I have been battling with Cancer problems. When my late Husband was alive he deposited Three million five hundred United States dollars(US$3.5) with AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ACCRA GHANA. Recently, my doctor told me that they may not be able to continue with the treatment of my illness as no improvement shows.Now I am afraid and I have nobody again in this life to run to.

Having known my condition I decided to get the funds out from the A. D. B. ACCRA GHANA. claimed and hand over to a devoted and God fearing individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want this individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund charity homes,motherless babies homes, orphanages, and widows home. I took this decision because I don't have any child of my own that will inherit this money.My husband relatives are into radical organization, I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an unholy manner and I dont even want to go back to Libya again. Hence the reasons for this bold decision.
Please, pray for me to recover as your prayers will go a long way in uplifting my spirit.I will be very much glad if only you will assist me as my Beneficiary to claim and receive the funds in your country for further investment and when this is done,I would also like to come over for a better Hospital to take care of my sickness.
I will offer you 30% of the total funds for your personal use after claim and delivery of the funds to your destination through Diplomatic Immunity as said by the A. D. B. ACCRA GHANA.I want you to always pray for me and until I hear from you, my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders.
Awaiting your urgent reply so i can give you bank information for you to contact them and ask for transfer of the money into your account.

Remain Blessed.

Mrs. Fadilah Fahad.


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