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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:
  • "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.
  • h.johnson88@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Helen Johnson <h.joson02@live.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:15:25 -0500
Subject: GOOD DAY MY BELOVED









May The peace of the lord Jesus Christ be with you , It is with
tears that I am writing this message to you from a hospital bed,

I am Mrs Helen Johnson. A widow to late Dr.Dickson Johnson, who worked with Elf Petroleum Company in France
for nine years before he died in the year 2002.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
Christian.Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against. When my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of $18.5 Million with a Bank
in Ghana Republic Presently this money is still in the custody of the
Bank in Ghana.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not
last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem, but I know that
my doctor is not God. Having known my condition I decided to donate
this fund to a Church,Organization or good person that will utilize
this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want a
Church, Organization or good person that will use this fund for
Orphanages, Widows and other peoples that need help and also
propagating the word of God and to endeavors 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
Christians not even good at all because they are the one that are
responsible for the death of my husband in other to have all my late
husband properties and I don't want my husband's effort to be used by
those that conspired for his death or for ungodly things.

This
is why I am taking this decision, I am not afraid of death hence I know
where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosoms of the
Lord. Exodus 14 Vs 14 says that "the Lord will fight my case and I
shall hold my peace". I don’t need any telephone communication in this
regard because of my health hence the presences of my husband’s
relatives are around me always. I don't want them to know about this
development and I know that with God all things are possible to those
who trust in Him and to those who work by faith. As soon as I received
your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in Ghana.

I
will also issue a letter of authorization to the bank that will prove
you the present beneficiary of this money. I also want you, Church or
Organization to always pray for me because the Lord is my only
Shephard.

My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy
Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve Him in
spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful through your life.

Contact me on this email address (h.johnson88@yahoo.com and
any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another good
person,church or organization for this same purpose. Please assure me
that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to receive
your response immediately,i would like you to contact me through my
direct email
address :(h.johnson88@yahoo.com) Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
I remain yours sister in Christ.
Mrs Helen Johnson.



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