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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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Ota Ero <ota_ero2002@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: ota1ero@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:37:19 +0530 (IST)
Subject: re:Hello
















I am mrs Ota Ero from Republic of Namibia. I am married to Mr.Eroro Thomson Ero who was the former director of Namibia game reserve and was the Secretary to the state governor before he died. We were married for eighteen years with a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 8.5 million (Eight Million five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) in a Bank in Cote D'ivoire

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer Problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate part of this fund to motherless babies home or better still a God fearing individual that will utilize this money to the glory of God and to take care of my only child.


I contacted you to use this fund for orphanages and widows .I took this decision because my only child is still young and can not manage this fund very well and my husband relatives are not happy with my husband's wealth when he was alife and through my prayers and the directions of God.

I have found out that their hands is in my husband's death and I don't want my  sband's hard earned money to be misused by evil men. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodlmanner,hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security company in Abidjan where my husband lodged the money . I will also issue a letter of authorisation that will empower you as the original-beneficiary of the money to enable the Bank transfer the money to your account in your country.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and you will take care of my only child Ernest.

 
Hoping to hear from you soon.
yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Ota Ero & son Ernest Ero


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