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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.
• 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.
  • sera_jack03@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRS SERA JACK <sera_jack02@live.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:21:23 +0530
Subject: REMAIN BLESSED



GREETINGS IN JESUS NAME. I AM MOTHER SERA JACK FROM NETHERLAND A WIDOW TO LATE JAMES I AM61 YEARS OLD,I AM A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST,ALL INDICATION FROM MY DOCTOR THAT MY CONDITIONS IS REALLYDETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOUDN'T LIVE MORE THAN THREEMONTHS.ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS,AND IN ALL INDICATION REGARDS TOMEDICAL ANALYSIS,THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER DISEASE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERYBAD STAGE THATNO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A LIVING PERSON AGAIN. MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE HURRICANE DISASTER, IN NEW ORLEANS AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY CHILD. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERYWEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH,I INHERITED ALL HISBUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FORMORE THAN SIX MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THEPART OF THIS WEALTH,TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA,AMERICA,ASIA AND EUROPE ESPECAILLY CREATE SOLUTION TO PROBLEM OF LESSPREVILLAGEDONES AND ALPHANAGE HOMES. I SELECTED YOU AFTER VIEWING YOUR CONTACTON A WEBSITE WHICH I PRAYED ANDFAST FOR THREE WEEKS OVER IT WITH ADVISE OF MYPASTOR,I AM WILLINGTO DONATE THE SUM OF $7.5M U.S DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY COMPANYAND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY,WHO PRESENTLY IS IN AFRICADISTRIBUTING RELIEF MATERIALS TO AIR CRASH OF BELLVIEW AIRLINES, WHICHWILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INYOURNAME.LASTLY,I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN THOUGH I AM LATE THEN, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY AND I MADE THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT THE FUND WILL BE USE TO BUILD HIS TEMPLE. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GODBE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.REMAIN BLESSED
contact:sera_jack03@yahoo.com GOD BLESS YOU.MS. SERA JACK

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