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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:
  • "transfer into your 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Chioma David," <mrs_chioma018@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: mrschioma2006@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:46:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: BELOVED,

Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead.

I am Mrs.Chioma David from Mexico. I am married to Mr. Tom David who worked with a construction company in Asia for twenty Years before he died in thetsunami disasters, we were married but without Any children.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry. When my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum of 2.5 million United state dollars (Two million Five
Hundred thousand United State Dollars) in custody of BANK.

Presently this money is still with one of the big Bank here in Ivory Coast and the management 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 in a hospital , 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 90% of this money to fund
churches,orphanages and widows around the world but in my name " Mrs. Chioma David"As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the BANK .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 herein 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.

For the confidentiality of this transaction and start the transfer into
your account.

I await your urgent reply.

Regards, Mrs. Chioma David



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