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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" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Edwards" <acryforhelp2@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:08:29 +0100 (CET)
Subject: DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST,


DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST,

GREETINGS TO YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD.

IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I RECEIVED CHRIST,KNOWING THE TRUTH AND=

THE TRUTH HAVE SET ME FREE.HAVING KNOWN THE TRUTH I HAD NO CHOICE THAN=

TO DO WHAT IS LAWFUL AND RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD FOR ETERNAL LIFE AN=
D
IN THE SIGHT OF MAN FOR WITNESS OF GOD=B4S MERCY AND GLORY UPON MY
LIFE.=20
=20
I AM MRS EDWARDS . I AM WIDOWED TO LATE MIKE EDWARDS WHO WORKED WITH
CHEVRON/TEXACO IN CHINA FOR TWENTY YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR
2002.WE WERE MARRIED FOR TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD, HE DIED O=
F
CARDIAC ARREST .BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS.

I AM PRESENTLY WITH MY LAPTOP IN A HOSPITAL WHERE I HAVE BEEN
UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER OF THE LUNGS, I HAVE SINCE LOST MY ABI=
LITY TO
TALK AND MY DOCTORS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY A FEW MONTHS TO
LIVE.SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY.WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WA=
S ALIVE
HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF (US9.8M)(NINE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
USDOLLARS) WITH BANK OF CHINA AND NOW THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BANK HAVE
JUST WROTE ME TO COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE MONEY OR RATHER ISSUE A
LETTER OF AUTHORISATION TO SOMEBODY TO RECEIVE IT ON MY BEHALF IF I CA=
N NOT
COME OVER BECAUSE OF MY CONDITION AT HAND.

IT IS MY LAST WISH TO SEE THAT THIS MONEY IS INVESTED AND AT THE END OF=

EVERY YEAR DISTRIBUTED AMONG CHARITY ORGANISATION. AND FOR YOUR
COMPENSATION, AS SOON AS THE MONEY ENTERS YOUR ACCOUNT TAKE 35%OF THE=
TOTAL
MONEY, WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR THE WORK OF GOD.
=20
I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF POOR PEOPLE
SUFFERING FROM DIFFERENT KIND OF DISEASE AND NOBODY TO COME TO THEIR
AID.WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY =
I
SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF OUR FAMILY LAWYER WHO WILL ASSISIT YOU
UNTIL THE MONEY GETS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. GET BACK TO ME I AWAIT YOUR
URGENT REPLY.

MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU.

YOURS IN CHRIST,
MRS JULIET EDWARD

Texto: =A1Concursa y g=E1nate un boleto doble para el show de The Polic=
e en M=E9xico! http://mx.starmedia.com/thepolice/

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