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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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• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sheila Johnson" <sheila4luv1990@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:26:38 -0700
Subject: Beloved Friend


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Dear Beloved


I am Mrs.Sheila Johnson the wife of Mr Harold Johnson,my husband worked
with the Chevron/Texaco in Kenya for twenty
years before he died in the year2001.We were married for ten years
without a child. My Husband died after a brief illness that
lasted for only four days.His family have done so much to
eliminate me for so long and since my illness they have been so cruel to
me treating me so bad because i have no children.


Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have
been masterminded by his relatives who travelled
with him at that time. But God knows the truth.


Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is against.When my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$3.5M.(Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars) with a Bank in Europe


Presently,this money is still with the Bank and the management just
wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to sign for the
release of this money or rather issue a letter of authorization to
somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.


This is because i have suffered a lot of set backs and i am ignorant
of the business world. i want to give this money to any charity organisation
any where in your country.Secondly you also transfer part of the funds to
my account so i can pay for my treatment its really expensive.


I am also taking treatment for esophageal cancer.I have
since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have
told me that I have only a few months to live.


I will be expecting your reply.
Thanks and God bless you.


Yours Sincerely
Email:Sheila_Good_Johnson@yahoo.cn <Email%3ASheila_Good_Johnson@yahoo.cn>

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