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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "remain blessed" (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.
  
• 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.
  • rosemarthins_2008@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: roseword34@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:26:07 +0300
Subject: HELLO MY DEAREST BELOVED IN CHRIST JESUS,



HELLO MY DEAREST BELOVED IN CHRIST JESUS,

HOW ARE YOU DOING?,I HOPE THAT YOU ARE FEELING FINE AND GOOD?,HOW IS YOUR WORK AND FAMILY DOING?,I BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING IS MOVING VERY WELL?,IF SO,THANKS ALWAYS BE TO OUR GOD ALMIGHTY FOR HIS IMMENSE WORK ON US,AND MAY THE GOD'S GOODNESS AND MERCIES CONTINUE TO FOLLOW YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,ALL THE DAYS OF YOURS LIVES,IN JESUS NAME,AMEN.

I KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE SO MUCH ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHO IS SENDING THIS MAIL TO YOU?,PLEASE DON'T BE EMBARRASSED WITH MY MAIL TO YOU AS I INTRODUCE MY HUMBLE SELF TO YOU. MY NAME IS MRS ROSE MARTHINS,A WIDOW TO THE LATE MR. MICHEAL DANIEL MARTIHINS. A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN,I AM 71 YEARS OLD WIDOW SUFFERING FROM A LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST DISEASE. FROM ALL INDICATIONS MY DEAR BELOVED,MY CONDITION AS I AM NOW SENDING THIS MAIL TO YOU IS REALLY DETERIORATING BECAUSE IT 'S QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS IN THIS

WORLD,ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS.THIS ISBECAUSE THE DAMAGE WHICH THIS DISEASE (CANCER OF THE BREAST)HAS DONE TO ME IS VERY BAD.MY LATE HUSBAND AND I DURING OUR BLISSFUL MARRIAGE COULDN'T PRODUCE ANY CHILD OF OUR OWN.MY LATE HUSBAND IS ALSO A WEALTHY MAN WHEN HE IS STILL ALIVE,AND I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS AND WEALTH WHEN HE DIED. THE DOCTOR HAS ADVICED ME THAT I HAVE NOT LESS THAN THREE MONTHS TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD AND DEPART TO THE BOSSOM OF THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY,BUT I STRONGLY BELIEVE GOD ALMIGHTY FOR A GREAT MIRACLE TO HAPPEN IN MY LIFE AND AS YOU KNOW THATIT IS ONLY THE GREAT POWER OF GOD ALMIGHTY THAT CAN DETERMINE MY LIFE SPAN,SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE PART OF THIS WEALTH TO CONTRIBUTE IT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LESS PRIVILAGED,MOTHERLESS BABIES HOMES,POOR AND CHURCHES INCLUDING MOSQUES IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD(AFRICA,ASIA AND EUROPE AS WELL)AND MOST ESPECIALLY OVERTHERE IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY. I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING YOUR PROFILE ON WEBSITE,AND SINCE FEW DAYS B!
ACK THAT I SAW YOUR PROFILE,I HAVE BEENPRAYING OVER AND OVER ABOUT YOU BEEN THE RIGHT PERSON TO HELP ME OUT,AND MY HEART AND MIND CONTINUE ACCEPTING YOU AS THE RIGHT PERSON TO HELP ME CARRYOUT THIS DUTY WHICH I HAVE MADE FOR THE GOOD LORD THAT WE SERVE,SO I AM LETTING YOU KNOW THAT I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE TOTAL SUM OF NINE MILLION US DOLLARS($9.000,000.00)FOR THIS PROJECT THROUGH YOU. PLEASE MY DEAR BELOVE,I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY FIRM,AND UPON MY INSTRUCTIONS AND ORDER,YOU WILL HAVE THE IMMEDIATE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME WHICH MYSELF AND MY ATTORNEY WILL CONFIRM YOU RIGHT. FINALLY MY DEAR BELOVE IN CHRIST JESUS,I HONESTLY RAY ALWAYS THAT ONCE YOU HAVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR CUSTODY,THAT YOU WILL USE IT ACCORDINGLY FOR ITS PURPOSE WHICH IS GOD'S WORK,AND NOT OTHERWISE. PLEASE MY DEAR,IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING ME OUT AS I RUN TO YOU WITH TEARS ON MY CHICKS FOR YOUR HELP,KINDLY CONTACT ME IMMEDIATLY THROUGH MY PRI!
VATE E-MAIL

ADDRESS..(rosemarthins_2008@yahoo.com.hk)I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING YOUR GREAT TIME TO ATTEND TO MY MAIL TO YOU,I PRAY THAT THE GOOD LORD I SERVE ALWAYS WILL SURELY SHOWER HIS ABOUNDANCE BLESSINGS UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TILL I HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST IN JESUS NAME I PRAY,AMEN. BE BLESSED AND REMAIN BLESSED ALWAYS. YOUR'S SISTER IN CHRIST JESUS,

MOTHER ROSE MARTHINS.

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