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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
• 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.
  • mary_88williams@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • marry_williams17@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mary williams <mary_88williams@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 01:02:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HELLO DEAR,


HELLO DEAR,

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. I MRS. MARY WILLIAMS, A WIDOW TO LATE MR. DAVID KAMOR. I AM FROM GREECE. I AM A SERVANT OF GOD, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND DIED THROUGH A PLANE CRASH IN 2005 WHILE TRAVELLING FROM ANTHENS TO FRANCKFORT, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD'NT PRODUCE ANY CHILD.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DONATE MY WEALTH TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS GOD FEARING, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCHES IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA, AND EUROPE AND TO PROPAGATE THE WORD OF GOD TO THE WORLD, WHICH WOULD GO A LONG WAY IN SAVING MORE SOULS FOR OUR HEAVENLY FATHER WHO IS COMING VERY SOON TO TAKE HIS PEOPLE HOME. I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE INTERNET AND I PRAYED OVER IT.

I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $15,000.000.00U.USD (FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO YOU TO START UP THIS HEAVENLY PROJECT. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THE MONEY IS LYING WITH A COMMERCIAL AND EQUITY FINANCE COMPANY IN LONDON UNITED KINGDOM WHERE I AND MY HUSBAND LIVED ALL THROUGH OUR LIVES, AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY, WHO LIVES IN LONDON WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR YOU FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME.

LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. BEAR IT IN MIND THAT YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% FROM THE FIFTEEN MILLION USD FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL
USE ONCE THE MONEY GETS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORKING FOR GOD TO SAVE MORE SOULS FOR CHRIST, PLEASE REPLY TO (mary_88williams@yahoo.com)

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE SWEET FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

KINDLY REPLY TO (mary_88williams@yahoo.com)

I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.

YOURS IN CHRIST,

MRS. MARRY WILLIAMS

PLEASE REPL TO marry_williams17@yahoo.com


























































































































































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