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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • ezebidemi@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ezekiel bidemi <ezebidemivvvv@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ezebidemi@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:11:34 +0100
Subject: USE IT FOR THE LORD



Dear Beloved in Christ, It is by the grace of God that I received Christ.Having known the truth, I have no choice than to dowhat is lawful and right in the sight of God.I have the pleasure to share my testimony with you,having seen your contact from the Internet.I am Barrister Ezekiel Bidemi,the legal adviser tolate Mr.and Mrs. Robert Stevenson a swedish couplethat lived in my Country for 25 years before they bothdied in a plane crash.This childless couple were devoted Christians,who acquired a lot of property like land, estates etc.As their lawyer and WILL executor, I was instructed todedicate their wealth to humanitarian services.That I did and realized $27,500,000.00(Twenty Seven million five hundred thousand US dollars) but Instead of dedicating the said money for the work of God.I converted the fund to myself with the intention ofinvesting it abroad, of which I packaged it in asecret vault and deposited the consignments with a security company.I did not want the Security firm to know the contentof the consignment, so I registered it as GOLDBARS/DIPLOMATIC BOOKS. And it has since beenairlifted to their company in Europe.However, as fate will have it I lost all that I had ina fire incident which left me stranded. I was in thisstate of confussion when I had an encounter with Christ when Pastor Hagen was preaching on television concerningAnanias and Saphira in Acts 5:1-11. and I realized howselfish and materialistic I was.I gave my life to Christ and became born again, andexposed to the things of the spirit. And I deceided tocarry out the "Deed of the will". under theguideance of the Holy Spirit your ministry was pickedas the beneficiary of the money.So if you feel compelledby the Spirit pls. contact me on the email address: ezebidemi@yahoo.it ALSO SEND YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR ADDRESSPHONE AND FAX NUMBERYOUR AGE AND OCCUPATIONYours in Christ, Barrister Ezekiel Bidemi ,(Esq)

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