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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: "Mrs Bashira Amir" <mrsbamir22200@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: mrsbashiraamir@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:40:34 +0000
Subject: My Dear Beloved



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Dear beloved one,

I will like to make myself brief.I
am Mrs.Bashira Amir, the wife to
Late Dr.Husain Amir who was a
merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.
for nine
years.We were married for five year
with a son.My husband died in an
auto crash in the year 2005.I am
left with our five year old son.

Recently, my Doctor told me that
from the entire test conducted on my
health, I am not going to last
long, especially, due to my cancer.

When my late husband was alive he
secured $15Million (Fifteen Million
U.S.Dollars) with financial
institution in European which i
alone is
aware of.Presently, this money is
still with the financial institution.

The fear i have now is that my
husband relations are after my husband
property.They have sized most of
his estates and business empire.

All i want from you is for you to
help me recieve this fund and
i will instruct you on what to do
as soon as i see your reply.

I waits your prompt mail and response.

Thanks,
Mrs Bashira Amir

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