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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Jeane Benedict <jeaneben@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jeane_ben@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:49:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I HAVE CHOSEN YOU IN THIS CHARITY WORK


I HAVE CHOSEN YOU IN THIS CHARITY WORK
=A0
Greetings in the=A0 name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please as you read this =
letter, i don't want you to feel sorry for me because i believe that everyo=
ne will die oneday .I am Mrs Jeane Benedict . A woman from Kuwait .
=A0
I am marry to Mr Sekou Benedict a citizen of Cote d'lvoire, who is the inte=
rnational exporter of cocoa based in Abidjan Cote d'lvoire.We were married =
for fifteen years without a child .My husband died in September 19th 2005 a=
fter a brirf illness that lasted only a week and two days.
=A0
Before his death we are happy married husband and wife in Christian family =
..Since his death i decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimo=
nial home which the bible is against.When my husband was alive,he deposited=
a huge sum of money in a private security company here in Abidjan Cote d'l=
voire.
=A0
Recently my doctor told me that i have cardiac problem which affected my he=
art .And the most is my stroke.And it is quite obvious that i won't live mo=
re than eight months according to my doctor.This is because the cancer stag=
e has gotten to a very bad stage .My late husband was very wealthy and afte=
r his death, i inherited all his business access.
=A0
Since my doctor has adviced me that i will not live for more than eight mon=
ths,so i now decided to devide the part of this wealth,to contribute to the=
development of church in Africa, America,Asia, Europe,and helping of the m=
otherless babies and widows.
=A0
Now ,the lord has called me to rest my life with him in heaven meanwhile, i=
am willing to donate this money (usd 5M) Five million u.s dollars to you f=
or the use of God charity work in your church and to help the widows,mother=
less babies and refugee in your country.
=A0
I am asking of your assistance immediately i finished my praying and fastin=
g to the Lord about this matter to consult me a person who will not betray =
me in this money when he/her will get it from the security company . and ac=
cording to the leading of the holy spirit i have chosen you to help me out =
for this matter, here is my instruction stated below .=A0=20
=A0
(1) I will like you to promise me that you will use this money for the help=
of charity work .
=A0
(2) Promise me that you will not betray me as soon as you get this money fr=
om the security company=20
=A0
(3) And also that you will not depart from my instruction for this money .
=A0
For that reason, i am giving you the content of the deposite in the securit=
y company .This is the content of the deposite in the security company .My =
late husband declared in the security company that the box contains our fam=
ily valuable for security reasons.
=A0
Secondly he said that nobody should open this box accept me his wife for a =
reason, meanwhile i have not tell anybody the content of this deposite in t=
he security company reason that i want you to help me out according to the =
leading of the Holy Spirit for this issue.
=A0
I am not doing this by my power but the power of the Holy Spirit who direct=
ed me to you.
=A0
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ the love of God and the sweet follow=
ship of the Holy Spirit=A0 be with you and your family, and may you see the=
goodness of the Lord in your life this year Amen .
=A0
=A0
I wait for your urgent respond .
Your's sister in the Lord.=20
Mrs Jeane Benedict .=0A=0A=0A

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