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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mrs_lindajohnson33@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "mrslindajohnson@ommail.com" <mrs_lindajohnson33@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 07:20:42 -1200
Subject: REMAIN BLESSED

GOOD DAY FRIEND.

I AM Mrs Linda Johnson FROM NETHERLAND A WIDOW TO LATE
PATRICK JOHNSON I AM 61 YEARS OLD, I AM A NEW CHRISTAIN
CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST, ALL
INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING ANDIT IS
QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOUDIN'T LIVE MORE THAN THREE MONTHS,
ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS,AND IN ALL INDICATION REGARDS TO
MEDICAL ANALYSIS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANER STAGE HAS GOTTEN
TO A VERY BAD STAGE THAT NO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A LIVING
PERSON AGAIN,

MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST
TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR
MARRIAGE WE COULD NOT PRODUCEANY CHILD.MY LATE HUSBAND WAS
VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, IINHERITED 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
DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA AND EUROPE
ESPECAILLY CREATE SOLUTION TO PROBLEM OF LESS
PREVILLAGED ONES AND ALPHANAGE HOMES. I SELECTED YOU AFTER
VISITING THE WEBSITE I PRAYED AND FAST FOR THREE WEEKS OVER
IT WITH ADVISE OF MY PASTOR, I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM
OF $6.5M U.S 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 OF BOMBLAST IN
SLERRA-LEONE, WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATIONFOR THE TRANSFER OF
THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME.

LASTLY,I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL
BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN THOUHG IM LATE THEN,
BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION
WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY AND I MADE THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT
THE FUND WILL BE USE TO BUILD HIS TIMPLE. MAY THE GRACE OF
OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE
WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVITE MAIL BOX:
mrs_lindajohnson33@yahoo.co.uk

GOD BLESS YOU.
Mrs Linda Johnson.





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