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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:
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • martins_jenta2009@yahoo.co.jp

Fraud email example:

From: jent Martins <jentmartins79@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: martins_jenta2009@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 16:34:41 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Greetings in Jesus name,


>From Miss jent martins
Abidjan. Cote D'Ivoire,
Email:(martins_jenta2009@yahoo.co.jp

Greetings in Jesus name,
My name is Mrs.jent martins; I am a dying woman who has decided to
donate what I have to you/church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed
for cancer for about 2 years ago immediately after the death of my
husband who has left me everything he worked for and for the fact that
the doctors told me I will not last longer than some months because of my
health,I decided to WILL / donate the sum of Euros4.500 000 Four million
Five hundred thousand Euros to you / church for the good work of
humanity and also to help the motherless and less privilege ones and also
for the assistance of the widows in like manner.
I wish you the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly and add
more days to your life.

And tell him that I have WILLED (Euros4 500 000.00) Four million five
hundred thousand Euros to you and I have also notified him. I know I
dont know you but I have been directed to do this. Thanks and God
bless you.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as i don't want anything that will jeopardize my last
wish.
>From Mrs.Jent Martins.

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