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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: "Mrs stella tricia collins" <stellatricia75@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrs_stella_tricia_collins75@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:56:30 +0100
Subject: may God bless you

Dear Beloved Friend,

I am Mrs.stella tricia collins from Switzerland. I am married to Tom collin who worked with a construction company in London for twenty Years before he died in the bomb blast disasters, we were married but without Any children. Since his death I decided not to re-marry and presently I am 60 Years old.When my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum of $5m. (five million dollars) with a bank in london/Finance.

Presently this money is still with one of the bank/finance in london and the bank/finance just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I cannot come over.I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment Cancer of the lungs, I have since lost my ability To talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to Live.

I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize 70% of this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world but in my name Mrs.stella tricia collins As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank in london/Finance. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in and keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your custody. This is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on earth.

I await your urgent reply

Much christain love,
Mrs stella tricia collins

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