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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:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • grace_edward1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Grace Edward" <grace_edward01@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:12:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM MRS.GRACE EDWARD


MY BELOVED,

I AM MRS. GRACE EDWARD FROM LIBERIA, PRESENTLY STAYING IN EUROPE. I AM=20=

MARRIED TO MR. JOHN EDWARD WHO WORKED WITH ANGOLAN EMBASSY IN LOME-TOGO=
FOR TEN YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2002. WE WERE MARRIED FOR=20
ELEVEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD. HE DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED=
=20
FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS. BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN.=
=20
SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO REMARRY, DUE TO THE CONDITION OF MY=20=

HEALTH. I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER. IT HAS DEFILED=20=

ALL FORMS OF MEDICAL TREATMENT.=20

THOUGH MY HUSBAND IS A VERY RICH MAN, WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE=
=20
DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $6.8MILLION (SIX MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND=20=

US. DOLLARS) WITH ONE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE. PRESENTLY, THIS MONEY=
=20
IS STILL WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY.=20

RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT LAST FOR THE NEXT EIGHT=20=

MONTHS, RIGHT NOW I HAVE ONLY ABOUT A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE, ACCORDING TO=20=

MEDICAL EXPERTS. THE ONE THAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS.=20=

HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO KEEP THIS FUND IN EUROPE. I WANT=
=20
AN ORGANIZATION OR AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL USE THIS FUND FOR=20
ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS, PROPAGATING THE WORD OF GOD AND TO ENDEAVOR THAT TH=
E HOUSE OF GOD IS MAINTAINED. THE BIBLE MADE US TO UNDERSTAND THAT BLES=
SED IS THEHAND THAT GIVETH. I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A=
NY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE NOT =
CHRISTIANS BUT I HAVE GIVEN THEM MUCH AS EXPECTED FROM ME AND I DON'T W=
ANT MY HUSBANDS EFFORTS TO BE USED BY UNBELIEVERS.=20

I DON'T WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN AN UNGODLY=20=

WAY. THIS IS WHY I AM TAKING THIS DECISION. I AM NOT AFRAID OF DEATH=20=

HENCE I KNOW WHERE I AM GOING. I KNOW THAT I AM GOING TO BE IN THE=20
BOSOM OF THE LORD. EXODUS 14 VS 14 SAYS THAT THE LORD WILL FIGHT MY CAS=
E=20
AND I SHALL HOLD MY PEACE. I DON'T NEED ANY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN =
THIS REGARD BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH HENCE THE PRESENCE OF MY HUSBAND'S=20
RELATIVES AROUND ME ALWAYS. I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEVELO=
PMENT.=20

I WANT GOD TO BE MERCIFUL TO ME AND ACCEPT MY SOUL SO, I HAVE DECIDED=20=

TO GIVE ALMS TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS, AS I WANT THIS TO BE ONE OF THE=20=

LAST GOOD DEEDS I DO ON EARTH. SO FAR, I HAVE DISTRIBUTED MONEY TO SOME=
=20
CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS IN AUSTRAL, CAMEROON, GAMBIA, ALGERIA AND=20
MALAYSIA. NOW THAT MY HEALTH HAS DETERIORATED SO BADLY, I CANNOT DO=20
THIS MYSELF ANYMORE. I ONCE ASKED MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY TO CLOSE ONE OF =
MY ACCOUNTS AND DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY, WHICH I HAVE THERE TO CHARITY=20
ORGANIZATION IN BULGARIA AND PAKISTAN, THEY REFUSED AND KEPT THE MONEY =
TO THEMSELVES HENCE, I DO NOT TRUST THEM ANYMORE, AS THEY SEEM NOT TO B=
E=20
CONTENDED WITH WHAT I HAVE LEFT FOR THEM.

WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I=20
SHALL INFORM THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE THAT YOU ARE THE=20
BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID CONSIGNMENT YOU WILL NEED TO GO AND CLAIM THIS =
FUND IN EUROPE. I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU AN AUTHORITY LETTER THAT WILL PRO=
VE YOU THE PRESENT BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND. I WANT YOU AND THE ORGANIZ=
ATION TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME BECAUSE THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD. MY HAPPINE=
SS IS THAT ILIVED A LIFE OF A WORTHY CHRISTIAN.=20

WHOEVER THAT WANTS TO SERVE THE LORD MUST SERVE HIM IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH=
=20
PLEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE. ANY DELAY IN YOUR=20
REPLY WILL GIVE ME ROOM IN SOURCING ANOTHER PERSON FOR THIS SAME=20
PURPOSE PLEASE ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY AS I STATED HERE=
IN.=20

HOPING TO RECEIVE YOUR REPLY AND REMAIN BLESSED IN THE LORD. PLEASE=20
CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS - grace_edward1@myway.com

YOURS IN CHRIST

MRS. GRACE EDWARD

Argentina vota. =A1Sigue las presidenciales! http://www.starmedia.com/n=
oticias/especiales/eleccionesargentina.html

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