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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:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Jennifer Family <jenniferfamily091@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: jenniferfamily01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:57:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Mrs. Jennifer Kohne.


>From Mrs. Jennifer Kohne.


I am Mrs.Jennifer Kohne from Liberia, I am married to Mr.Jean Kohne who worked with our Liberian Embassy here in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2004. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $3.8 Million General Trust Account with a prime bank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. Presently,this money is still with the bank.Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to my cancer problem. Having known my condition (cancer of the lever and stroke).

I decided to donate this fund to any faithful brother or sister that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct herein. I want somebody that will use this fund according to my Late.Husbands Dream to help the orphanages, widows,propagating the good news of GOD and to help lessprivillaged people in the World. The GOD made us to know that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used against his will. I don't want in away where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Fund. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the hand of GOD, because he says that he is going to fight my battle and I shall hold my peace.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regards because of my health .I want you to always pray for me.My happiness is that I lived as child of GOD. Whoever Wants to serve GOD must serve him in spirit and Truth. Please always be prayerful allthrough your life.
Write back as soon as possible, Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.
Hoping to receive your Urgent and Positive reponse.

Yours
Mrs.Jennifer Kohne


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