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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:
  • "cotonou" (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.
• 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.
  • susan_1ky@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Susan Anouvi <susan_89ky@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <susan_1ky@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:37:28 +0100
Subject: WORK FOR GOD AND MANKIND




WORK FOR GOD AND MANKINDFrom;; Mrs Susan Anouvi
C/17 Afoturu Akpakpa
Cotonou
Benin Republic.
Beloved,
I am Mrs Susan Anouvi from Benin West Africa. I am married to Mr Kali Anouvi who worked with Benin Embassy in United Kingdom for seven years before he died in the year 2005.We were married for nine years without a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted for only fourdays. Before his death we were both kind and generious to mankind. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $7.5Million(Seven Million and five Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars) with a Security/finance firm.

Even though i was sick but to my greatest surprise last week when i went for medical checkup and my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Having known my condition after much prayers I decided to donate this funds to a good organisation or a compassionate individual irrespective of the religion or denomination that will utilize this money for the helping the mankind in the way I am going to instruct here in. I want you to use this to funds for motherless, orphanages,less privillaged widows and the handicappedpeople in way of propagating the desire of my late husband inspiration to ensure that mankind is helped and cared for especially in Africa. I know too well that it is a great task that is why i set to give you 25% of the total money for you for your personal use.The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth than the one recieveth,even natural law made it clear too.I took this decision because I dont have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives cannot abide to this instructions moreso they will inherit the landed properties and other valuables ,I dont want my husbands hard earned money to be missused in a way he did not wish it to be.I dont want in a situation where this money will be used in lavish way instead of using it in inspirations of helping mankind, hence is the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bossom of theLord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I may not need much telephone calls unless on appointments in this regard because of my health,and because of the presence of my husbands relatives around me always.I dont want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply and full informations my lawyer will conatct you as he will be resonsible for the processing of the funds transfer.Please make haste to viste me in BENIN or can you come to london because i will soon go treatment in LONDON. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. I need your prayers always because the lord is my shephard. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord most serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Please assure me that youwill act accordingly as I stated herein. note, this most be kept confidentially from eyes and hears of my husband family. Please you will be expected to visite me in BENIN within two weeks on a specific date for us to start and conclude the transfer of the fund to your account after due knowing each other and having good undestanding.Reply me and Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Mrs Susan Anouvi
Email: susan_1ky@myway.com
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