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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.
• 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.
  • mrslindarosario60@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Linda Rosario <mrslindarosario60@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 22:29:00 -0400
Subject: !!! GREETING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD !!!
















GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD I AM MRS LINDA ROSARIO . A WIDOW TO LATE PAUL ROSARIO. I AM 56YEARSOLD,
I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF
THE BREAST, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING
AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WONT LIVE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS,ACCORDING
TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD
STAGE.

MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM
AFGHANISTAN,AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULDN'T 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 SIX MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS
WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA,
AMERICA ASIA,AND EUROPE. I PRAYED OVER IT. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE
SUM OF $5,000.000.00 MD U.S DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND ISLING IN A BANK IN SWISS AND UPON
MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY, WHO PRESENTLY IS IN AFRICA DISTRIBUTING
RELIEF MATERIALS , WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE
MONEY IN YOUR NAME.

LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED! WILL BE SURE
FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH
ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY.

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
IF INTRESTED I WILL BE GLAD IF YOU SEND ME YOU FULL INFORMATION SO THAT
IT WILL ENABLE ME TO KNOW WHOM I AM DEAL IT, KINDLY FILL THIS
INFORMATION BELOW.?
FULL NAME:-PRESENT ADDRESS:-CITY:-STATE:-COUNTRY:-HOME TELEPHONE#:-MOBILE#:-ZIP CODE:-GENDER:-AGE:-OCCUPATION:-

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THOSE INFORMATION I WILL SEND YOU THE NEXT STEP OF THIS PROJECT.
KINDLY REPLY ME BACK TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:- mrslindarosario60@hotmail.com

I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.
MRS LINDA ROSARIO
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