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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: susana adams <susana_johnson0012@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <anita_adamjo@azet.sk>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:10:07 +0100
Subject: FROM: SUSANA ADAMS JOHNSON



FROM: SUSANA ADAMS JOHNSONCHRIST BETHEL HOSPITAL11 RUE ABOBOTE,ABIDJANIVORY COAST.

Dearest Beloved.

I am sister Susana Adams Johnson, from Ivory Coast. I was married to Late Chief Adams Johnson who was a contractor with the government of Cote D'Ivoire before he died after few days in the hospital owing to high blood presure,I am a phillipine but i was married in Cote D'lvoire abidjan.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $8.700 Million with a Bank in Cote D lvoire for investment outside west Africa in fixed account stating the the fund will be transfered into an account of his foriegn partner .Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank here in Cote DIvoire.And I want communicate to the bank that you are my late husband foriegn business partner based on your sincere accptance to assist.My Doctor told me that it is very likely i will die within the next 3 months due to A Blood cancer {LEUKAMIA}. Hence my late husband brother who would have inherited the fund is responsible for his death and i vowed not to associate with him for my dear life. I have decided to donate the money for charity to a God fearing person like you since i do not have a child to inherit it and it better i do not die leaving the money here without it reaching the poor and the less privilaged ones in the society.or i allow the fund to be in bank.

As soon as the fund is transfered into your reciving cordinate,you will take 30 percent of the total amount and use the balance of the fund as stated below:

a).BUILDING A HOUSE FOR LORD.b).DONATION TO MOTHELESS BABY HOMESc).TRAINING CENTER FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall tell my bank to transfer themoney to you so that if i die now i know where i am going.And i have nothing to regret since i have fulfiled my heart desire.

Please, feel free to contact me for more information and details you might need from me.

God bless you.Yours Sincerely,Sister Susana Adams Johnson.
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