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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us dollars" (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)
• 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.
  • mrs_fatima14@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fatima iyesa" <m_iyesa13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_fatima14@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:34:01 -0400
Subject: My dearest in Christ,

My dearest in Christ,
May God be praised!!!
E-mail:mrs_fatima14@yahoo.com.hk

I am Mrs. Fatima Iyesa Ismiana, from Kuwait.I am married to Usman Ismiana of
blessed memory
who worked with Kuwait embassy in Madrid Spain for nine years before he died
in the year 2000.
We were married for eleven years without a child he died after a brief
illness that lasted only four days. Before his death he was a very devoted
Muslim and I was a devoted Christian by birth battling with both cancer and
fibroid problems when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of
$15,million ( Fifteen million us dollars)
with an overseas finance and security firm. Presently,this money is still
with finance and security firm. Recently, my doctor told me that I had a
terminating illness (cancer) that would last for the next four months.

Though what disturbs me most is my stroke s ickness,having known my
condition I decided to donate this
fund to either a Christian organization or a devoted Christian individual
that will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct here in. I want this Christian organization
or individual to use this
money in all sincerity to fund churches, orphanages, widows and also
propagating the word of God and to
ensure that the society upholds the views and beliefs of the holy bible.The
holy bible emphasized so much
on the giving of alms,charity and this has encouraged me in taking this bold
step.I took
this decision because I don't have any child to start from and where I will
stop and my husband's
relatives are all Muslims and I don't want my husband hard earned money to
be misused by people
that call me an unbeliever. I don't want a situation where this money will
be used in an unholy manner
hence the reason for taking this bold decision.

I know that after death I will be with God the most high and the most
merciful one. I don'tneed any telephone communications but will only give
you the contact of my lawyer Barr Brow Nelson.because he is the one who is
going to assist you in making you the beneficiary of the consignment in the
finance and security firm.Until I hear from you my dreams will rest squarely
on your shoulders,
may the Almighty God continue to guide and protect you Amen.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Fatima Iyesa Ismiana.

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