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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mrsmmegan@terra.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "melaniemegan20@yahoo.co.jp" <melaniemegan20@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: mrsmmegan@terra.com
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:53:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Calvary Greetings

Calvary Greetings,

May God grant you the wisdom and sympathy to understand my situation and how much I need your help, herein I plead however strange or surprising this contact might seem to you, as we have not meet personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its
importance and immense benefit.

My names are Mrs. Melanie Megan, I am the widow of Late Dr. Morgan Megan who is a business man, we were married for 22 years without a child and he died last year after a brief illness.

Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to my health condition (cancer of the lever and stroke) having known my present health condition there is a deep secret which I want to share with you in full confidentiality as a co-worker in Gods vineyard.

Before my husband died last year he had a banquets at a Trust Company valued at ($3.400.000 us dollars) Having known my health condition, I feel it will be legally proper to donate this fund to you to utilize in propagating the word of God and in building orphanage homes for less privileged
people.

I am therefore, inviting you to partner with me in this strategic ministry to handle the funds the way I have stated herein, and I also want you to always remember me in your prayers for my up coming Cancer Surgery.

Please any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose; I expect your favourable response urgently, indicating your full interest to this ministry partnership.

In Christ

Mrs. Melanie Megan.
Alternative email address: mrsmmegan@terra.com




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