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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Deborah Williams" <deborahwill000001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: debora@deborawilliams.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:43:50 -0700
Subject: A CALL TO SERVE REPLY IN GOOD FAITH

Greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs. Deborah Williams, a
widow to late David Williams. I am 57 years old, I am now a new Christian
convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast, from all indication
my conditions 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 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 business and wealth.

The doctors has advised me that I may not live for more than six months, so
I now decided to divide the part of this wealth, to contribute to the
development of the churches in the world. I selected you after visiting web
site and I prayed over it. I am willing to donate the sum of $6.700.000.00
us dollars, to the less privileged. Please I want you to note that fund is
lying in a security company in Europe.

I am offering you 30% of the fund goes to you to for your assistant, 60% of
this money will be used in all sincerity to fund philanthropic organization,
orphanages and the balance 10% sent to me to at least prepare for my funeral
and off-set my medical bills.

I am taking this decision because I don't have any child or devoted
relations whose behavior has left much to be desired while I am ill and
above all I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly manner, hence this bold decision.

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. May the grace of our Lord Jesus the love of God and the
fellowship of God is with you and your family I await urgent reply.

Yours in Christ.
Mrs. Deborah Williams

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