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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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• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "sandra jacobs" <sandra_jacobs75@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 20:34:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: In good faith


HELLO DEAR

I AM THE ABOVE NAME FROM SOUTH-AFRICA, I AM MARRIED TO DR SANDRA
JACOBS WHO WORKS WITH SOUTH-AFRICAN EMBASSY IN COTE D’IVOIRE FOR 20 YRS BEFORE HIS DEATH. WE WERE MARRIED FOR NINE YRS WITHOUT A CHILD. MY LATE HUSBAND DIED IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT ALONG THE BASSAM ROAD, WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTAIN BEFORE HIS DEATH.

WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM $7.8 MILLION U.S DOLLARS IN A PRIME BANK HERE IN COTE D’IVOIRE. I AM DYING OF CANCER AND H.B.P SICKNESS. RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR EXPLAIN TO ME THAT I WOULD NOT LAST LONG DUE TO THE CANCER PROBLEM, THE ONE THAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY H.B.P. HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION OF HEALTH I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO CHURCH, CHARITY ORGANISATION THAT WILL USE THIS FOR THE HELP OF ORPHANS,WIDOWS AND LESS PRIILEDGED.

I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY LATE HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE NOT CHRISTAIN AND I DON’T WANT MY HUSBAND EFFORTS TO BE USED BY UNBELIVERS. THIS IS WHY I AM TAKING THIS DECISION. I KNOW THAT I AM GOING TO BE IN THE BOSOM OF THE LORD. I DON’T NEED ANY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN THIS REGARDS BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH CONDITION AND I DON’T WANT MY HUSBAND RELATIVES TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT.AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT AND THE ADDRESS OF THE BANK.I WANT YOU TO PRAY FOR ME FOR GOD’S PROTECTIONS. MY HAPPINESS IS THAT I LIVED A LIFE OF OF A WORTHY CHRISTAIN.

PLEASE ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL ACK ACCORDINGLY AS I STATED HEREIN.

HOPING TO RECEIVE YOUR REPLY. REMAIN BLE SSED IN THE LORD
YOURS IN CHRIST

SANDRA JACOBS



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