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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Judith Johnson <service@snapfish.com>
Reply-To: judithjohnson123@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2007 20:37:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST,






you're invited to join my judith's group room!


Room Title: judith

DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST, IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I RECEIVED CHRIST,K=
NOWING THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH HAVE SET ME FREE.HAVING KNOWN THE TRUTH I HA=
D NO CHOICE THAN TO DO WHAT IS WFUL AND RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD FOR ETERN=
AL LIFE AND IN THE SIGHT OF MAN FOR ITNESS OF GOD=C2=B4S MERCY AND GLORY UP=
ON MY LIFE.I AM JUDITH JOHNSON. I AM MARRIED TO .NICOLAS JOHNSON, A CONTRAC=
TOR IN EGYPT FOR TWENTY YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2001. WE WERE MARR=
IED FOR TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD, HE DIED DURING ONE OF THE POLIT=
ICAL RIOTS IN EGYPT. HE WAS HELD HOSTAGE AND SLAIN TO DEATH BY PROTESTING Y=
OUTHS IN THE REGION BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS.SIN=
CE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY. WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE D=
EPOSITED THE SUM OF (USD9.8MILLION) WITH A BANK IN THE LONDON UK AND NOW TH=
E MANAGEMENT OF THE BANK HAVE JUST INFORMED ME TO COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE T=
HE MONEY OR RATHER ISSUE A LETTER OF AUTHORISATION TO SOMEBODY TO CEIVE IT =
ON MY BEHALF IF I CAN NOT COME OVER BECAUSE OF MY CONDITION AT HAND. I AM P=
RESENTLY WITH MY LAPTOP IN A HOSPITAL WHERE I HAVE BEEN UNDERGOING EATMENT =
FOR CANCER OF THE LUNGS, I HAVE SINCE LOST MY ABILITY TO TALK AND MY DOCTOR=
S HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE.IT IS MY LAST WISH TO =
SEE THAT THIS MONEY IS INVESTED AND AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR DISTRIBUTED AM=
ONG CHARITY ORGANISATION. AND FOR YOUR COMPENSATION, AS SOON AS THE MONEY E=
NTERS YOUR ACCOUNT TAKE 40% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT, WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR THE =
WORK OF GOD.I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF POOR=
PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM DIFFERENT KIND OF DISEASE AND THE HOMELESS, AND I B=
ELIEVE THE MORE YOU GIVE THE MORE BLESSINGS YOU RECEIVE. WITH GOD ALL THING=
S ARE POSSIBLE AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT=
OF THE BANK IN LONDON UK WHERE THE MONEY IS BEEN DEPOSITED. 1YOUR NAME 2.C=
OUNTRY OF ORIGIN 3.PRESENT ADDRESS 4.SEX 5.DATE OF BIRTH 6.AGE 7.OCCUPATIO=
N 8.TELEPHONE NUMBER AND CELL I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY. YOURS IN CHRIST, =
MRS.JUDITH JOHNSON.=20

address: http://memyself.snapfish.com/snapfish

room code: 123456


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