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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • mrszenab1965@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS ZENAB MALIK" <mrs_zenabmalik16@biz.by>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:40:30 -0700
Subject: HELLO DEAREST BELOVED. ,


HELLO DEAREST BELOVED. ,

Please bring out time and read this email. It is by the grace of God that I
received Christ,knowing the truth and the truth has set me free.
Having known the truth, I had no choice than to do what is lawful and right in
the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of Gods
mercy and glory upon my life.
I am MRS ZENAB MALIK .

I am married to Engr. Nirvana Malik who worked with Chevron/Texaco in, UK and
Libya for twenty years before he died in the year 2004.We were married for
twenty-seven years without a child. He was held hostage and slain to death by
protesting youths of the region.Before his death we were both born again
christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry.
When my late husband was alive he deposited $25million usd with a bank.
Presently, this money is still with the bank and the management just wrote me
as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather issue a
letter of authorisation to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not
come over.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and
hear well and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It
is my last wish to see that this money is invested and at the end of every year
distributed among charity organisation,churches and orphanage home. I want a
person that is God fearing that will use this money to fund churches,
orphanages and humanity. Help in the eradication of poverty, with the little
that $25million can do.

I took this decision because i know that there are alot of poor people
suffering from different kind of disease and nobody to come to their aid. With
God all things are possible. I also took this decision because I don't have
any child That will inherit this money and I don't Want my husbands
Hard-earned money to be misused.
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.

I want somebody that will use this fund for the service of God and humanity.
If you can honestly,do this that i request,I will be glad to hand you over the
said $25million usd . I hope to hear from you.

I do not have strength to open emails in so many places so if you are ready to
accept Contact me with this email address only : mrszenab1965@yahoo.com.hk

Remain Blessed.

MRS ZENAB MALIK

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