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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:

• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Alfred Joel <alfredjoel15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <richard_green333@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:02:02 +0000
Subject: CHARITY DONATION FROM EVANGELIST ALFRED JOEL



PLEASE USE THIS MONEY FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED. GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD.I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER MAY BE A VERY BIG SURPRISE TO YOU.I CAME ACROSS YOU EMAIL CONTACT FROM MY PERSONAL SEARCH AND INSTRUCTED MY DOCTOR HERE IN THE HOSPITAL TO HELP ME EMAIL YOU AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE HONEST TO FULFIL MY LAST WISH BEFORE I DIE.

I AM EVAGELIST ALFRED JOEL, A WIDOW TO LATE WENDY JOEL.I AM 65 YEARS OLD, I AM A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BRAIN, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITION IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE FOR LONG ACCORDING TO MY DOCTOR,THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTING TO A VERY BAD STAGE.MY LATE WIFE WAS KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULDN'T PRODUCE ANY CHILD.I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE I PRAYED AND FAST FOR THREE WEEKS OVER IT WITH ADVISE OF MY PASTOR. MY DOCTOR WILL BE THE ONE SENDING EMAIL MESSAGE TO YOU AS SOON AS I HEAR BACK FROM YOU BECAUSE OF MY PRESENT CONDITION.I SOLD ALLMY INHERITED BELONGINGS AND DEPOSITED ALL THE SUM IN THE BANK.I NOW DECIDED TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH,TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AMERICA, ASIA, AND EUROPE .I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $6,000.000.00 U.S DOLLARS,TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS LYING IN A BANK IN COTE D'IVOIRE.I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY,WHEN TRANSFFERED WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY AND I MADE THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT THE FUND WILL BE USE TO BUILD HIS TEMPLE. AND PLEASE FILL THIS IMFORMATIONS IN ORDER TO SUBMIT IT TO THE BANK PRESENTING YOU AS THE TRUE BENEFICIARY. 1.YOUR NAME...2.YOUR PHONE NUMBER...3.YOUR CONTRY..........4.YOUR AGE ......... MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. Dr RICHARD GREEN ON BEHALF OF EVANG, ALFRED JOEL.
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