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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
  • "calvary greetings" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: elinorgeb@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:55:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From : Mrs. Elinor George


From : Mrs. Elinor George
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

Dearest Calvary Greetings,
With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground.My name is Joy Elinor George. I was born in
Baltimore, Maryland,I am married to Mr. George Jacob director J.C Industries Cote d'Ivoire. We were married for 36 years without a child.

He died after a Cardiac Arteries Operation. And Recently, My Doctor
told me that I would not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem
(cancer of the liver and stroke).Before my husband died last year there
is this sum $4.8 Million Dollars that he deposited in a Bank here In Ivory
Coast.

Presently this money is still in the Bank custody. Having known my
condition I decided to donate this fund to any good God fearing brother
or sister that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct
herein.I want somebody that will use this fund according to the desire of my
late.husband to help Less privilaged people, orphanages, widows and
propagating the word of God.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit
this fund, And I don't want in a way where this money will be used in an un
Godly way.This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this
Fund. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.
I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up
coming Cancer Surgery.

Write back as soon as possible any delay in your reply will give me
room in sourcing another person for this same purpose,Hoping to read from you
asap.
God bless you as you listing to the voice of Reasoning,
Yours sister,
Mrs. Elinor George


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