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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 united states 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)
  • "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.
  • maryj_585991@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Mary Jones <maryj_585991@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: maryj_45@live.com
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:15:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dearest in the Lord


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: maryj_585991@yahoo.com



- Dearest in the Lord,

I am Mrs. Mary Jones, a widow to Late Richard Jones from U.S.A . I am 59 years old; I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast. From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more than 2 months, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very severe stage.My late husband was killed during the Gulf war, and during the period of our marriage we had a son who was also killed in a cold blood during the Gulf war. My late husband was very wealthy when he was alive, my personal physician told me that I may not live for more than 2 months and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part of this wealth, by contributing to the development of charity homes like to the motherless baby homes, needy, poor, charity homes and widows through your name?.I selected you after visiting the website for this purpose and prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of USD$5Million, Five Million United States dollars to the motherless baby homes,needy, poor, charity homes and widows too. Please note that, this fund is lying with the Zenith Bank PLC all I need from you is your trust, sincerity, love, peace and your contact information’s?.

Lastly, I want you to be praying for me as regards my entire life and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth lately that wealth acquisition without Jesus Christ in one's life is vanity upon vanity I also found out that a day with peace in the lord is like thousand years in paradise. If you have to die says the Lord, keep fit and I will give you the crown of life.May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you as I wait for your kind hearted reply,

Thanks and God bless

Mrs. Mary Jones

Please get back to me with your intrest,

Above all I am going under intensive operation very soon, I want you to always pray for me , put my name in prayers for me to come out alive,and mind you that this transaction is a deal between me and you, because when i deposited the fund USD$5M i did not fill your name as my next of kin or beneficiary of my fund,

I only appointed you to be my next of kin and beneficiary of my fund and i don't want the bank to know that i meet you over the internet to avoid long protocol and process, i will assure the bank that i know you very well and you are my relativs should incase the bank asked you,

At this point in time i will behappy if you can sending them your

(1) Your Full Name

(2) Contactaddress

(3)Mobile Direct Number

(4) Age

(5) Occupations

(6) Position in office

(7)Marital status

Thanks for your understanding

Ms. Mary Jones

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