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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "natacha2000 natacha2000" <natachanatacha@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:07:03 +0100 (CET)
Subject: THE LORD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME


PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT AS CHILDREN OF GOD
YOUR HUMBLE SISTER MRS. NATACHA JOHNSON.
DEAR IN CHRIST.

MY NAME IS MRS NATACHA JOHNSON. I MARRIED TO LATE MR. HERBERT JOHNSON=
AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN AND WELL KNOWN POLITICIAN BEFORE HIS DEAT=
H. WE WERE BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS. WE MARRIED FOR TWETY YEARS WITHOUT A =
CHILD. MY HUSBAND DIED IN THE YEAR OCTOBER 2005 AFTER AN ILLNESS THAT L=
ASTED FOR FOUR DAYS. WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE ,WE DEPOSITED THE S=
UM OF $12MILLION (TWELVE MILLION U.S.DOLLARS) WITH ONE OF THE GOOD SAVE=
TRUST COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE Dd=8F=AA=AA=8F=A2=81EOIRE. HE TOLD =
ME THAT HE DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOX TO THE SECURITY COMP=
ANY BECAUSE HE DEPOSITED THE BOX AS A FAMILY TREASURES AND VALUABLES. H=
E DID THAT FOR SECURITY PURPOSE.

RECENTLY MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT LAST FOR THE NEXT THREE MON=
THS DUE TO MY CANCER PROBLEM. THOUGH WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE=
HAVING KNOW MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO SAFEGUARD THIS FOUD INTO A PRIV=
ATE ACCOUNT FOR INVERSTMEMT PURPOSE AND DONATE PART TO CHARITY. MEANWHI=
LE,I AM CONTACTING YOU TO UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INST=
RUCT HERE IN. YOU WILL DONATE 30% TO CHARITY, 25% FOR THE CHURCH.

I AND MY LATE HUSBAND DECIDED TO USE SOME OF THE MONEY TO WORK FOR THE =
LORD, HE HAVE LOW MANTERITY. MY LATE HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE VERY WICKED =
AND THEY WANT MY FAMILY HARD EARNED MONEY TO BE MISUSED. THEY HAVE COLL=
ECTED MANY OF MY LATE HUSBAND PROPERTIES BOTH CAR AND HOUSES AND SOLD T=
HEM OFF WITHOUT CARING FOR I .
PLEASE I DO NOT WANT MY FAMILY HARD EARNED MONEY TO BE MISUSED. HENCE T=
HE REASON FOR TAKING THIS DECISION.

I AM NOT AFRAID OF DEATH BUTH MY ONLY PROBLEM IS MY TAKE GOOD CARE OF T=
HE MONEY. AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF T=
HE SAVE TRUST COMPANY WHERE EMPOWER YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY OF THIS =
FOUD INCASE IF ANY THING HAPPENS TO ME, YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM IN DEA=
LING WITH THE SAVE TRUST COMPANY I WANT YOU TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME BECAU=
SE THE LORD IS MY STRENGHT. REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY YOU READ THIS EMAIL BE=
CAUSE ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ME ROOM IN SOURCING FOR ANOTHER=
PERSON FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE.

I KNOW THAT I AM GOING TO BE IN THE BOSSOM 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 TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN THIS REGARD BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH AND =
BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF MY HUSBANDS RELATIVES AROUND ME ALWAYS. I DO=
NT WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT. WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE PO=
SSIBLE.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE PRI=
ME BANK IN ABIDJAN. I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU A LETTER OF AUTHORITY THAT WI=
LL EMPOWER YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY OF THE FOUD. I WANT YOU AND CHURC=
H TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME BECAUSE THE LORD IS MY SHEPHARD. MY HAPPINESS I=
S THAT I LIVE A LIFE OF A WORTHY CHRISTIAN. WHOEVER THAT WANT TO SERVE =
THE LORD MUST SERVE HIM IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH. PLEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL=
ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE IF NOT FOR ME BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE WHO BELI=
EVE IN HIM TO BE MORE STRONGER AND FOR THOSE WHO DOES NOT BELIEVE BECAU=
SE HE (GOD ALMIGHTY) IS THE WAY & LIGHT.

PLEASE KEEP THIS TRANSACTION CONFIDENTIAL FOR SECURITY REASON CONTACT M=
E. REMAIN BLESSED.
YOUS IN CHRIST,

YOUR BELOVED SISTER
MRS NATACHA JOHNSON


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