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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • emeka_godwin@ummah.org

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Uzo Amaka" <private@emailuzoamaka.com.flexwebhosting.nl>
Reply-To: emekagodwin02@yahoo.ie
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 02:50:13 +0000
Subject: REPLY

Dear Friend,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs.Uzo Amaka, a widow
to Late Mr.Amaka I am 74years 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 it's quite
obvious that I won't live more than two months according to my doctors.

This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.
My late husband was killed during the Earthquake resulting to the Tsunami
Incident in Indonesian, and during the period of our marriage we couldn't
produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death,I
inherited all his business and wealth.

The doctor has advised me that I may not live for more than two months, so I
now decided to divide part of this wealth, to contribute to the development
of the church and Mosque in Africa, America, Asia and Europe.

I selected you after visiting the website and I prayed over it, I am willing
to donate the sum of $10.000,000.00 Million Us Dollars to you for the less
privileged.

Please I want you to note that, this fund is lying in a Security Company and
upon my instuction, you will file in an application for the claim of the
money in your name.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when claimed will be used for the
said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition
without God is vanity upon vanity.

May the Grace of our Lord , the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you and your family.

I await your urgent reply.

Kindly Contact Me through My Personal Assistance Mr.Emeka Godwin on his
E-mail:emeka_godwin@ummah.org

Yours in Christ.

Mrs.UZO AMAKA.


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