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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • c_hristlov@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs.Mudisat Brown <mudi@cancerhome.ng>
Reply-To: c_hristlov@yahoo.fr
Date: 21 Jul 2006 04:00:20 -0000
Subject: Yours in Christ

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Good Day.



Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus I am Mrs.Mudisat brown, widow to late Mr.Coflling Brown, I am 68years old, I am a new Christian convert suffering From long time cancer of the breast. From all indications my condition is really deteriorating And it's quite obvious that I

won't live for more than two months according to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I don’t want your pity but I need your trust.



My late husband was killed during the U.S.raid against terrorism in AFGHANISTAN,And during the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child. My late husband was Very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. The doctor has advised me that I

will not live for more than two months, so I have now decided to spread all my wealth, to contribute

mainly to the development of church,charity/under previlegded in Africa, America, Asia and Europe. Am sorry if you are embarrassed by my mail. I found

your e-mail address in the web Directory and I have decided to contact you, but if for any reason you find this mail Offensive, you can ignore it and please accept my apology.



Before my late husband died he was a major oil tycoon, in Nigeria and deposited the sum of USD$8.700,00,00 in a Bank in Nigeria{OCEANIC BANK PLC} some years ago, that all I have left now, I need you to collect this fund and

distribute it yourself to church,charity/less previledged.I came to understand that money acquisition without Christ is vanity.



The funds will be entirely in your trusted hands and management.I hope God gives you the wisdom to touch many lives which is my main concern.20% of this money will be for your time and effort, while 80% goes to

charity.May the grace of the Lord Jesus the love of God and the sweet fellowship of God be with you and your family.



I await your urgent reply through my private

mailbox{c_hristlov@yahoo.fr}



Yours in Christ

Mrs.Mudisat Brown.

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