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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • stellamrsgeorv@yahoo.com.vn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?MRS=20STELLA=20GEORGE?= <stellamrsgeorv@yahoo.com.vn>
Reply-To: stellageormrs@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 10:42:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HELLO PEACE BE UNTO YOU.


Tôi có thư mới!Bây giờ bạn có thể gửi thư điện tử cho tôi tại: stellamrsgeorv@yahoo.com.vn

DEAR Beloved,

Iam Stella George

PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD. I am the above

named person. I am married to Dr. Donald George A LIBERIAN but I'm now

in Nigerian General HOSPITAL taking treatment for my sickness, who

worked with U.S embassy in LIBERIAN for nine years before he died in

the year 2001. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.


When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$8.5 Million

(Eight Million five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with A Bank

Presently, this money is still under the safe keeping of the Reserve

FINANCE COMPANY Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer problems.


Though what disturbs me most is my stroke and hard hearing.Having known

my condition, I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a

Christian or muslim individual That will utilize this money the way I

am going to instruct here in. I want a church that will use this fund

on, orphanages, deaf and domb and poor widows propagating the word of

God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made

us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this

decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money

and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision.


I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. 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 need any

telephone communication in this regard because of my health because of

the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I don't want

them to know about this development. With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your reply I forward your personal information,

such as your full name, your full address, with telephone and fax

number to my lawyer so that he will contact you as the legal owner of my fund before the bank will be transferring the fund into your nominated Bank Account in your country.


I will also issue you a letter of a authority that will back you up as

the real next of kin and the original- beneficiary of my fund. I want

you and the church to always pray for me because the lord is my

shepherd,you will also promise me that you will not seat on the fund

when it gets into your bank account. My happiness is that I lived 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 lif, any delay in your reply will give me room in serching for a church or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible.


Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs.Stella George

- MRS STELLA GEORGE

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