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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Sandra Jones <snd03jnes@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:09:14 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: DONATION FROM MRS SANDRA JONES




Dearest  one,
I am Mrs Sandra Jones from Hongkong .
 I am married to Mr McDonalds Jones  who worked with Hongkong Embassy   here in  Ivory Coast for nine years before he died  last  year.
 
Throughout the period of mariage with my late husband all efforts to bear children proved abortive because of my poor state of health. After his death,I inherited all his wealth since he has no other next of kin.
Now it's quite obvious that I may not survive my poor state of health because I have been suffering from Cancer of the breast and fibroid of the womb  which has affected my health. After  all type of medical treatments in other to find my survival  it's still defiling that I will be  having only  some few Months to live according to what the medical experts observed in me.
 
Since my condition is confirmed incurable, i have deem it necessary to give a positive account and justification of the life i lived on Earth, by committing part of this wealth with all sincerity  to orphanages,widows and the less privileged peoples all over the world.. 
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of  ($1.5 Million)  in one of the bank   here in  abidjan Coted'ivoire,this  fund was securely Deposited in  the bank here and still in the bank,so on the receipt of your urgent response I will forward you all the contact informations of the bank and i will also send you the certificate of deposit of this fund so that even though am no more you claim to this fund shall never be in doubt.
Please my dear,i want you to utilize this fund with  prudent,wisdom and knowledge to accomplish  this project henceforth I trusted you, because my aim is to live and see my dream actualize through you for the sake of less priviledged peoples all over the world.
 Please make sure you reply this letter as soon as you recieve it because any delay in you reply will  give me the room to source for another person for this same purpose,until I hear from you, my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders.  May  you be blessed
Best Regards,
Mrs.sandra jones





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