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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Anita Adams" <anitaadams227@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:25:16 +0200
Subject: Dearest Beloved Friend


From.Mrs.Anita Adams
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
Christ Bethel Hospital
Des Martyrs 44.Avenue
06BP.7452 Abidjan RCI

Dearest Beloved Friend ,

Please accept my apologies for the inconveniences of any sort this Mail May
cost you.as you read this, don't feel sorry for me, because it is the
destiny of everybody to die someday.I am Mrs. Anita Adams Johnson from Ivory
Coast. I was married to Late Cheif Adams Johnson who was a contractor with
the government of Cote D'Ivoire before he died after few days in the
hospital.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $8.700 Million with
a Bank in Cote D lvoire. Presently this money is still in the custody of
the Bank here in Cote DIvoire.My Doctor told me that it is very likely i
will die within the next 3 months due to A Blood cancer {Leukamia}. It has
defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a
few months to live,according to medical experts.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better
still a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct here. I want a church or individual that will use this to fund
churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word Of God and to ensure
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 my husband relatives are not
Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by
unbelievers. I don't want situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall tell my bank to transfer the money
to you.

God be with you.


Mrs. Anita Adams Johnson

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