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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "calvary greetings" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Bissi Adams <bissi.adams@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bissiadams@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:27:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello my friend/



=A0
Dearest one.=20
=A0
Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mother Bissi A=
dams.I am 65years old, am suffering from long time liver problem.From all i=
ndications, my condition is serious and according to mydoctor it is quite o=
bvious that I may not survive the sickness,although as a christain,I beleiv=
e God, and I know that I will not die,I will leave to declare the glory of =
God. My late Husband and my only son was killed during the Ogoni Crisis and=
I am presently Leaving alone.Our Lord Jesus Christ is my comforter.My late=
Husband was very wealthy we have a lot of properties including shares and =
houses.After the death of my Husband,I made up my mind to travel abroad to =
leave the rest of my life and continue to do the work of God as a missionar=
y.I called our lawyer and I instructed him to sell all my Husband propertie=
s and shares to enable me raise some money to conitue my mission.=20
=A0
The lawyer sold the Shares and some of the properties and I was able to rai=
se the sum of ($10.3,000,000.00(Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dolla=
rs)The fund is in cash,for the safety of the fund till am able to travel ou=
t,I packaged the fund in consignments deposited it with a Security Company.=
Presently,all the documents concerning the consignments are with my lawyer.
=A0
Now that my sickness has gone to this stage,I am scared and I want the fund=
to be used for the work of God all over the world. I have prayed and I tol=
d God to direct me to an honest person who will receive this fund and utili=
se it for things that will glorify the name of God After my prayers,I searc=
hed the internet,I found your email address and I decided to contact you.Pl=
ease if you are interested in using this fund for the work ofGod,please sen=
d to me your private phone and fax number full names and address to enable =
me give it to my lawyer for immediate arrangement with the Security company=
on how the consignments that contained the fund will be delivered to you.I=
await your urgent reply.
=A0
Thanks and God bless you.
=A0
Regards,
Mother Bissi Adams=0A=0A=0A

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