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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:
  • "god fearing " (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: "Mrs Mary Mbakwe" <voyseste@stu.beloit.edu>
Reply-To: mrsmarymbakwe2008@yahoo.gr
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:30:20 -0500
Subject: Please kindly reply i will be very glad to hear from you

Dearest one in christ,

My name is Mrs. Mary Mbakwe a white woman but married a
Nigeria, i am 59 years old deaf woman aging widow suffering
from long time illness for diagnosed for cancer about 3
years ago, the doctor says i have a short time to live that
it is by miracle that i'm still alive I have no kids my
hubby is dead i do not have any relations but been directed
by the LORD to inform you of his WILL to have you as his
servant

I have some funds inherited from my late husband, the sum of
US$12,500.000.00 and i needed a very honest and God fearing
Christian that will use the funds for God's work, motherless
home,charitable funding or deaf, i found your email address
from the Internet and decided to contact you.

But knowing that if anything happens to me this wealth will
be impounded by the bank.After i prayed about the whole
issue and cried for so long he gave me a vision of faith in
my dream and when i woke up i had my bible by my side
opened to Leviticus 5:15 : which says "If any one commits a
breach of faith and sins unwittingly in any of the holy
things of the LORD or defy the lord's command , he shall
bring, as his guilt offering to the LORD a ram without
blemish out of the flock, valued by you in shekels of
silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; it is a
guilt offering.i prayed to the LORD to put me through to
the right path, Who then led me to you in a miraculous way.

Please if you would be able to use the funds for the Lord
work, kindly reply for further details. Please kindly reply
i will be very glad to hear from you.

Your sincerely
Mrs Mary Mbakwe.

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