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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.
• 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.
  • abutuibezim76@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ua2abdulr.ada@laposte.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ABUTU IBEZIM" <abutuibezim20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abutuibezim76@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 04:20:09 -0500
Subject: Dear Son of God,

Dear Son of God,

My name is Mr Abutu Ibezim ,an old time businessman from Lome-Togo. I would
like to share my pain with you . I have been diagnosed with cancer of the
brain.I have tried all my best with all the money i have to treat it , but
to no avail. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, it is getting
worse day by day .

I have given enough of my wealth to my family members,and i do not trust
their competent to help me distribute the rest of my welth to charity which
happens to be my last wish, so i decided to contact you. I have about
US$2,500,000 ( Two millon Five hundred thousand Dollars ) which i depostied
with the bank so long ago in Europe that only my lawyer knows about and none
of my family members know about it. I wish you as a child of God to help me
collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations.

Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months
due to my cancer problem,Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Also i
have decided that you should take 30% from the fund for yourself once you
claim the funds from the bank.

Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death
hence I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14
says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.I don?t want
any of my wife family relatives to recieve this money. With God all things
are possible.

As soon as i receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my Lawyer
and the Finance/bank to contact for the release of this funds to your
account. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you
as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you and the church to always
pray for me because the lord is my shepherd.

My happiness is that I live a life of a worthy Christian.Whoever that wants
to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth,Please always be
prayerful all through your life.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here. You can
contact me through my email address at abutuibezim76@yahoo.com or
ua2abdulr.ada@laposte.net

May the lord be with you.

Mr Abutu Ibezim

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