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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:
  • "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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: eneo eneo <c_k_50@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <carolinkazaa37@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:40:27 +0100
Subject: From: Mrs. Carolin Kazaa.



From: Mrs. Carolin Kazaa.
Dearest one in the lord,
I am Mrs. Carolin Kazaa from Ivory Coast, Cote D'Ivoire. I was married to Mr.Joseph Kazaa who was a contractor with the government of Cote D'Ivoire. He died in the year 2006 after few days in the hospital and the doctor said his death was as a result of poison. We were married for so many years without a child.Before his death we were both born again Christians and we lived happilly. Since his death, I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.When my late husband was alive he deposited a trunk box with a security company here in Cote D lvoire, Which contains the sum of $10Million (Ten Million U.S. Dollars) and he gave me the deposit certificates.
Presently this money is still in the custody of the security company here in Cote D lvoire, but the content of the trunk box was not made known to the security company as money rather it was decleared to them as a family valuables belonging to his foreign partner in abroad for security reasons.Recently, my Doctor told me that from all the test conducted on my health that I am not going to last long, expecially, due to my cancer and stroke. But what disturbs me most now is stroke.
Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to churches or Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct. I want a church or individual that will use this money to fund churches, Orphanages and Widows also, also the propagation of the work of God, building and maintaining the house of God through this money, is very important.The Bible made us to understand that"Blessed is the hand that giveth". l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not even good at all because they are responsible for the death of my husband in other to have all my late husband's properties and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by those that conspired for his death.
l know that With God all things are possible, This is why I am taking this decision.Though it was very painful to hear this kind of news from my doctor but I am not afraid of death because I know where I am going.I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.
I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health, and because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me sometimes, I don't want them to know about this development. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security company here in Cote d'lvoire who will bring the trunk box to you there in your country, or if you can come down here to cliam the trunk box from the security company it will be better too. I also want you, church or an organization to always pray for me because the lord is my only shepherd.
My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian, I will issue you a letter of authorisation on your acceptance so that you can follow up the procedure's incase i am no more. Whoever that Wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as i Stated herein. Hoping to receive your response immedaitely. Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
l remain yours sister in Christ,
Mrs. Carolin Kazaa.
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