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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sarah Williams Kone" <sister1_sw11@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:46:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Donation From Sister Sarah Williams.


From Mrs.Sarah Williams Kone.
Writing From Chu De Treichville Hospital
in Ivory Coast.

My greetings to you in the names of our Lord Jesus Christ. i am Mrs. Sarah Williams Kone from South Africa, I am married to Engr.Williams Kone who worked with oil refinery before he died in the year 2006 after a brief illness.

Before his death, We were married for 31 years without a child which i believe God knows the reasons and we can not question God about that.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $ 10,500,000.00
Ten million five hundred thousand U.S Dollars, in one private security company in Europe for safe keeping and to be used for Charity work.

Presently, my Doctor confirmed to me that I have a terminal sickness which is cancer of the liver. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke illness which had defied every medical solution and which i have been trying to cope with.

Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to a charity organisation or an individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I need a charity organisation or individual that will use this fund for orphanages, helping the widows,the poor and the less privileged.

I took this decision because I don't have any child to inherit this money and since my sickness is terminal i don't want this fund to become government funds if i eventually I am no more.

I want to leave a legacy of the live i lived here on earth this is what i want to archieve by giving this fund to the charity and it will please my heart if you stand to help me utilize this donation to the glory of God.

This is why I am taking this decision. 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 as i have giving my heart to him.

I need urgent respond to this letter and any delay in your reply will give me more room in sourcing another organisation or individual for this same purpose, So please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein

I have all the information of the deposit with me. As soon as I hear from you and if satisfied. i will give your more informations on how to receive my donation.

Waiting urgently to hear from you and if you wish to come to see me, i will be greatful to see you.

Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours sister in Christ.
Mrs.Sarah Williams Kone






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