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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • 3hsopital@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICE OFFICE" <officerepresentatives@msn.com>
Reply-To: 3hospital@myway.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:41:35 +0000
Subject: Greeting in the name of our lord Jesus Christ.

Greeting in the name of our lord Jesus Christ.

I am Mrs. Mabel j.nora.a widow to late madu Charles. I am 61 years old,
I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of
The breast, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating
And it is quite obvious that I will not live more than six months,
According to my doctors, this is because the cancer stage has gotten
To a very bad stage.
My late husband killed during the U.S. raid against terrorism in
Afghanistan, and during the period of our marriage we could not
Produce any child.

My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, i inherited all
His business and wealth.the doctors has advised me that i may not
Live for more than six months, so i now decided to devide the part of
This wealth, to contribute to the development of the church in Africa,
America, Asia and Europe. I prayed over it, I am a willing to donate
The sum of $15,000.000.00M USD Dollars,to the less privileged.
Please i want you to note that fund is lying in a security company and
upon my Instruction, my attorney, who presently is in Africa distributing
Relief materials to victims of Huricane Katrina in USA, will file in an
Application for the transfer of the money in your name.
Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used
For the said purpose, because i have come to find out that wealth
Acquisition and without Christ is vanity. May the grace of our
Lord Jesus the love of god and the fellowship of god be with you and
Your family.

Email me back upon your receipts of this
Mail:3hsopital@myway.com
i await urgent reply.
Yours in Christ.
Mrs. Mabel Jane Nora.

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