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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)
• 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.
  • mrscathy_morre@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "mrscathymorre Gazeta.pl" <mrscathymorre@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 00:06:58 +0200
Subject: GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF LORD


Dearest in Christ,

I am Mrs Cathy Morre from KUWAIT, I am married to Chief Pascal Mohammed
Morre. He worked with KUWAIT embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he
died in the year 2003. We were married for eleven 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 $2,2millon. (two Millon Two
hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) in a finance and security company here in
Abidjan, he used my name as the benficiary to the money deposited. Recently,
my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to
cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or
oganisation that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct
herein. I want you to use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the
word of God and to endeavour that the house of God is maintained. The Bible
made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and
many of relatives are not Christians and I don't want our efforts to be used
by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly way. 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. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall
hold my peace I may not need any telephone communication in this regard
because of my health hence the presence of my husband relatives around me
always. Hoping to receive your reply.

Contact me on this my private mail box:
Email: mrscathy_morre@yahoo.co.uk

Yours in Christ,
Mrs Cathy Morre

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