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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "% will be for you" (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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <rose500_williams@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:09:30 +0900 (JST)
Subject: WORKING FOR GOD.

Dearest In Christ,

With due respect and humanity, I wish to contact you under a humanitarian ground.
My name is Mrs Rose williams and i was born in Baltimore, Maryland IN America. I am married to Mr.Jean Claude Dramane, Director J.C Industries Cote d'Ivoire. We were married for 36 years with a child of 22 yrs. My husband died in 2004 after a Cardiac Arteries Operation.
And Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months due to my stroke and cancer problem (cancer of the lever).

Before my husband died, there is this sum of Six Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars($us 6.800.000) that he deposited with a Private Finance Company here In Ivory Coast. Presently, this money is still in the custody of the Security Company.

With regards to my poor condition of Health, I decided to donate 10% of this fund to any God fearing 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 the desire of my late husband, that is, to help the Less privilaged people, orphanages, widows and for propagating the word of God.
While 80% of the money will be Invested on the name of my only daughter who will join you as soon as the fund has been transfered to your account and 10% will be for your efforts to transfer the fund out of this country and utilize it the way i stated.
I am still in the hospital while my only daughter is in the Refugee camp. Please dearest one, your urgent co-operation will be needed to save the life of my only child because of the ongoing political war here.

I don$B!G(Bt want this money to be used in an unGodly way and thats is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Fund now that i am living.
I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.
Hoping to read from you as soon as possible.
God bless you as you listen to the voice of reasoning.

Mrs Rose Williams.



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