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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • mrsjennifer001@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Jennifer Della" <mrsjennifer0010@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrsjennifer001@myway.com
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:22:21 +0000
Subject: PLS INVEST THIS FUND INTO CHRISTIAN HOMES

Beloved In Christ

My Dear Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am
Mrs Jennifer Della, a widow to Late Sherrif Della, I am 69 years old.
I am now a new Christian convert,suffering from long time cancer of
thebreast. From all indications, my condition is serious and according to my
doctor it is
quite obvious that I may not survive the sickness

Although as a christain, I beleive God and I know that I will not die,I will
leave to declare the glory of God. My late husband and my only son was
killed during the Ogoni Crisis and I am presently Leaving alone. Our Lord
Jesus Christ is my comforter.My late husband was a very wealthy Man we have
a lot of properties including Shares and houses. After the
death of my husband, I made up my mind to travel abroad to leave the rest of
my life, and continue to do the work of God as a missionary.I called
our family lawyer and I instructed him to sell all my husbands properties
and shares to enable me raise some money to conitue my mission.The lawyer
sold the Shares and some of the properties. and I was able raise the sum of
$18,000,000.00(Eighteen million US Dollars).

The fund is in cash, and for the safety of the fund, till I,am able to
travel out, was packaged in two trunk Boxes,and deposited with a Security
Company
in europe. Presently, all the documents concerning the consignments are with
my lawyer. Now that my sickness has gone to this stage, I am scared
and I want the fund to be used for the work of God all over the world. after
claiming it at the security company in europe.

I have prayed and I told God to direct me to an honest christan who will
receive this fund and utilise it for things, that will glorify the name of
God. After my prayers,I searched the internet,and I found your email address
and I decided to contact you. Please if you
are interested in using this fund for the work of God, please send to me
your full names and address including your phone/fax numbers, to enable me
give it to my lawyer for immediate arrangements
with the security company on how the consignments containing the fund will
be delivered to you in your country.

I await your urgent reply through this my email address below.


conatct me on this my Alternative: mrsjennifer001@myway.com

Thanks and God bless you.

Mrs Jennifer Della.

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