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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:
  • "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 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.
  • j_mercy@rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Mrs=20Mercy=20John?= <j_mercy@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: johnmercy7@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 02:26:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HUMANITARIAN


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



- I am Mrs Mercy John, from UNITED KINGDOM but now undergoing medical treatment . I am married to Dr.Barry John, who worked with South Africa embassy in UNITED KINGDOM nine years before he died in the year 2005. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death. Since his death I decided not to re-marry . When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $45 Million (fourty five Million U.S. Dollars) with one finance/security Company in malaysia for save keeping. Presently, this money is still with the Security Company. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next couple of months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to individual with fear God, that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.I want an individual that will use this to fund, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. I took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money,and please this transations I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the directive on how to lay claims with the authorisation document on my behalf in MALAYSIA. I will also issue a letter of authority to the security company, that will empower you as the original- beneficiary of this fund, and as such you will act in full capacity to any deed of instrument as regards to the deposited fund. I want you to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd. Please always be prayerful all through your life.Please delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for other individual for this same purpose. do assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.If you are interested get back to me with all your informations as stated below for the transfer procedure I wait to hear from you. Full name:Address:phone number:professoin:Marital status:RemaIn blessed, MRS MERCY JOHN.FOR HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATIONS

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