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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• 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.
  • hannabawat@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sister hanna <sisterhanna1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hannabawat@myway.com
Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:25:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HANNA DONATION


PLEASE DO USE IT FOR THE WORK OF GOD

FROM: Mrs Hanna Bawa
ATTN: ,


I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Mr.BAWA BEN who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for Seven years before he died in the year 2006. We were married for Ten years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four Days. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$5.5M( Five Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) with a Security Company in europe.Presently, this Money is still in the Finance Company.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Having known my Condition I decided to donate this fund to Charity Org. or better still a good individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in,
I want a Charity Org. that will use these fund to fund Churches,Orphanages, Research Centres and Widows .

I took this decision because I don't have any child that Will inherit this Money and my husband relatives are not good people . I don't want a Situation where this money will be used in an ungodly Manner.I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the Bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my place.

I don't need any telephone Communication in this regard because of my health and the presence of my husbands relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development hence i know that with God all things are possible.

As soon As I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/Security Company in Europe. I will Also lssue you a letter of authority that will empower You as the new beneficiary of this fund to make the claim easy for you.

I want you to always pray for me because The lord is my Shepherd. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a Charity Org or a good individual for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated Herein,forward the following informations YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR PHONE NUMBER, YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR OCCUPATION to my private email address which is : hannabawat@myway.com


Hoping to hearing from you urgently.


MRS HANNA BAWA.


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