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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045797178 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • elizagreenwoodxxx@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: eliza.greenwood@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:39:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Charity Donation From Sick Eliza Greenwood


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: elizagreenwoodxxx@yahoo.com



- Dearest, Eliza Greenwood is my name. I was married to Dr.Harry Greenwood who worked with British embassy in Kuwait for ten years before he died in 2004.We were married for 15years without a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted only six days. During sickness,Before his death we were both born again Christians and Since his death I decided not to re-marry because he left behind everything he worked for to me. Recently, the Doctors told me that I would not last for the next one month due my critical cancer problem.Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness which has left me completely paralized. Having known my present condition I decided to donate what I have to you,to help carry out my last wishes on earth and utilize it the way i will instruct herein.I selected you after visiting the internet and websites as directed by God.I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God for helping the!
lesspriviledged,widow,church,motherless babies home,the poor and needy Propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. I have decided to WILL/donate the sum of $3,800,000(Three million Eight hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord.I took this decision upon myself because I don't have any child that will inherit this money rather than allow my own relatives and husband relatives who are not Christians but unbeleivers to use my husband's hard earned funds ungodly .I have asked God to forgive me all my sins before death takes me and i believe he has because He is a merciful God.I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence, the reason for taking this bold decision.I am not afraid of death since it's inevitable and it will come when it must. Again, to the children of God, it's not the end of life but the begining of an everlasting life. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lo!
rd.Exodus 14:14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold
my peace. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact that my relatives are around me and i have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone calls because i deserve all thee rest i can get.Presently,I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING this fund to you for a specific and good work to reach out to the poor and needy.I was directed to do this by God the Almighty.I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.Kindly Contact my Family lawyer(Ross Simon)through phone or email:ROSS SIMON & CO SOLICITORS 199 STOCKWELL ROAD,LONDON SW9 9SJ U/KINGDOM EMAIL: rosssimonsolicitors@live.com Phone:+44-704-579-7178 My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and in truth because wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity all will be vanity. Please always be prayerfu!
l all through your life as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish.You are blessed. Eliza Greenwood.

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