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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:

• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Sarah Wagner <sarah_owen@mailpersonal.com>
Reply-To: sarah_wagner103@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:04:26 -0700
Subject: From Mrs Sarah Wagner




Dear Beloved In Christ=2C

My name is Mrs Sarah Wagner a nationality of Melbourne Australia=2E I am =

married to Mr Michael Wagner who worked with National Petroleum =

Corporation (NNPC) as a contractor for nine years before he died in =

the plane crash On 31st of July 2000 with other passengers aboard=2C We =

were married for eleven years without a child=2E Before his death we =

were both born again Christians=2E When my late husband was alive we =

deposited the sum of =2415=2E6Million (Fifteen Million six hundred =

thousand U=2ES=2E Dollars) with security company in Netherlands=2E for =

future investment=2E

Recently=2C my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three =

months due to my liver ailment =2Eam a Christian Having known my =

condition I decided to donate this fund to you as a Christian to be =

utilize in a way to glorify the name of God almighty =2E I want it to =

be use for betterment of humanity=2C churches=2C orphanages=2C Research =

centers and widows propagating=2C The Bible made us to understand that =

blessed is the hand that grivet=2E I took this decision because I don=92t=
=

have any child that will inherit this money and my husband=92s relatives =

are not Christians and I don=92t want my family hard earned money to be =

misused by unbelievers=2E

I don=92t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly =

manner=2E Hence the reason for taking this bold decision contacting you =

as a Christian I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going=2E =

I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord=2E Exodus 14 VS 14 =

says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace=2E I =

don=92t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my =

health because of the presence of my family relatives around me =

always=2E =

=

As soon as I receive your reply I shall inform my attorney to assist =

you on how you shall take over the funds from the security firm Please =

reply through my private box above=3A sarah=5Fwagner103=40yahoo=2Eco=2Ejp=

=

Yours in Christ=2C
Mrs=2E Sarah Wagner=2C

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