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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:
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
  • "calvary greetings" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• 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.
  • janet_adjo@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Janet Adjo <janet_13@live.fr>
Reply-To: <Janet_Adjo@yahoo.de>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:20:40 +0100
Subject: Calvary Greetings,



Calvary Greetings,

Calvary Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, it is in my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and pains taking efforts via searching i made on the internet on my bed side. Presently, I'm in a hospital here in Dusseldorf Germany where I have been undergoing therapy treatment for Oesophagi Cancer. Though its a sad and long story but I will cut it short for your quick and easy understanding. I am Janet Adjo (Mrs), widow to Late Mr. Edward A. Adjo, former Defence attachee to Benin Embassy in Germany. My husband was murdered alonside our only son Elvis by those who are envious of his position in the same office. Before his death we were both born again christains and because of our new fond Love in Christ Jesus we both made a convenant with God to use his wealth for the down trodden,orphanages and the less privileged in the society.

Having known my condition I decided to donate all our wealth to an individual or better still a God fearing person who will utilize this wealth the way I am going to instruct here in. I want an individual that will use this wealth and provide succor to poor and indigent persons, orphanages, and widows and for the propagating peace. I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this wealth and my husband relatives a re not inclined to helping poor persons and I do not want my husband's hard earned wealth to be misused or spent in the manner in which my late husband did not specify. I do not want a situation where this wealth will be used in an ungodly manner which will be contrary to the convenant we made with God Almighty. What is required of you is your honesty, trust and sincerity. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another individual for this same purpose. Please reply in case you are interested on this alternative email: Janet_Adjo@yahoo.de so that i will go into details and furnish you with all further informations.
May God Almighty bless you.
Janet Adjo (Mrs)
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