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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:
  • "trunk box" (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.
  • mmaryj_07@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ms Mary Jones <msmaryjjo02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mmaryj_07@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 05:06:11 +0000
Subject: I Will Appreciate Your Response .So i can give you More Details.



From:Mrs Mary Jones of Kuwait RE: Use the Funds for the Less priveledge.Email:mmaryj_07@yahoo.fr Peace of the lord be with you and your family,I am the above named person from Kuwait.I am married to Dr. Harry Jones who worked with Kuwait Embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2004.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both born again christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home . When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $8.6Million (Eight Million six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars)with a finance/security company in Europe. Presently,this money is still with the Security Company and the management has written me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the trunk box of money or rather issue a letter of authorisation to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for oesophageal cancer.I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to assist and utilise for orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I might not be able to survive this illness from all indications. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to victims of Hiv/aids,charities donations,Orphans and other needy persons in your country.
Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them anymore.
I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and the interest accrued from the company and distribute it accordingly. I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money to assist and utilise for orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not beleivers and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision.
I will require some information from you which will enable me to submit it to the Finance & security company where the funds are currently deposited, i know with God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/ Security Company. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund.
Information reguired includes:1. Your full name and address2. Your telephone, fax and cell number3. Any form of Identity(driver's license or international passport,etc)
My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. however that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another person for this same purpose.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to hearing from you soon.
From your Beloved
Mrs Mary Jones.

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