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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rian Setia" <rian_setia3@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: rian_setia4@yahoo.com.au
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:44:23 +0000
Subject: Greetings

Dearest In Christ,
Greetings in the Name of our lord Jesus Christ, I am the former Mrs. Fatima Setia, now Mrs. Rian Setia a widow to late sheik Mohammed Setia, I am 47 years 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 is quite obvious that I won't 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 was 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 businesses and wealth. The doctor has advised me that I may not live for more than six months, so I now decided to divide part of this wealth, to distribute to the development of the church and orphanage in Africa, America, Asia and Europe. I selected you after visiting t!
he website. And I prayed over it. I am willing to donate the sum of $1.2 million U.S dollars to you for the less privilege. I want you to note that this fund is lying in a Bank and upon my instruction, the bank will make the change of ownership and the funds be transfered to you.


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 without Christ is vanity upon vanity. May the grace of our lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit Be With you and your family. Awaiting your urgent reply Yours in Christ

Mrs. Rian Setia

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