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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: reachel johnson <mrs_reachel004@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:00:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Please Urgent Assistance From Mrs Rachel Johnson,


Please Urgent Assistance From Mrs Rachel Johnson,
Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire
My Dear One,

I am Mrs Rachel N. Johnson, from Solomon Island but now undergoing medical treatment now in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire I am married to Late Mr Anthoney Johnson who worked with Malasyia embassy here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire for twelve years before he died in the year 2004. We were married for Eight years with out a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only Some days.

Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I Decided notto re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $ 9 .5 Million (Nine Million Five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) in a Bank here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire,presently this money is still in the bank's bequest suspence account where it was being deposited by my late husband. Recently after my previous clinical check up,my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next ten months due to cancer problem.

Having known my Condition I decided to donate this money to church or a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct him or her,I want a church or individual that will use these money to help, Orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Faitfuel and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by anybody.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire where the money is being deposited. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a church or Individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Advised. Hoping to hear from you.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs Rachel Johnson.


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