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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.
  • alicemorgan@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <alicemorgan1@centrum.cz>
Date:
Subject: Warm Greetings!


From:Mrs.Alice morgan
Email: alicemorgan@sify.com
Warm Greetings!
Forgive my indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise and May offend your personality for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this channel.I got your contact from a professional database found in internet while searching for a reliable and honest person that will be an anointed steward in a vision very dear to me.
I am Mrs. Alice Morgan from Great Britain undergoing medical treatment. I am married to Mr.  John Morgan who was a gun runner supplying arms and ammunition to warring factions in Africa before he died in the year 2002.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since his after death, I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.
When my late husband was alive he  deposited large sum($23.5M USD) of money with a Fiduciary company .Presently ,this money is still with the Fiduciary Company. Recently, my doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem.  Though what disturbs me most is my partial paralysis.Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to an organization or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want an organisation or individual that will use this to fund,women and youth groups, victims of war, environmental protection,charities, orphanages and widows . It is said that blessed is the hand that giveth.I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit  this money and as a part of restitution for the atrocities of my husband which I tacitly supported. I don't want a situation where this money will beused in an ungodly manner , hence the reason for taking this bold decision.I am not afraid of death, hence I know wher
e I am going .I know that I am going to be in the bosom. If you consider yourself adequately equipped morally and spiritually for this mission, please ,respond by letting me know your decision to alicemorgan@sify.com
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Alice Morgan

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