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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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• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: rose williams <rose506_williams@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:48:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: WORKING FOR GOD


From Rose Williams
Dearest,

With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground.

My name is Mrs Rose williams. I was born in Baltimore, Maryland, I am married to Mr.Jean Claude Dramane director J.C Industries Cote d'Ivoire.We were married for 36 years with a child of 22 yrs. He died after a Cadiac Arteries Operation.

And Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem (cancer of the lever and stroke).

Before my husband died last year there is this sum $ 8.8 Million Dollars that he deposited with a Private Finance Company here In Ivory Coast. Presently this money is still in the Vault of the Security Company.

Having known my condition I decided to donate 10% of this fund to any God fearing brother or sister that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want somebody that will use this fund according to the desire of my late husband to help Less privilaged people, orphanages,widows and propagating the word of God. While 80% of the money will be Invested on the name of my only daughter who will join you as soon as the fund is in your account and 10% will be for your efforts to transfer the fund out of this country and utilize it the way i stated.I am still in the hospital while my only daughter is in the Reffuge camp so your urgent cooperation will be needed to save the life of my only child because of the ongoing political war here.

I took this decision because i have decided that this fund will be used as i stated , And I don’t want in away where this money will be used in an unGodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Fund.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.

Write back as soon as possible,any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose, Hoping to read from you asap.

God bless you as you listing to the voice of reasoning,
rose Williams


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