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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:
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • re_bb_eca02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rebecca Ahamad <re_bb_eca02@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 02:32:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From; Sister Rebecca


Sister Rebecca AL-Rasheed
re_bb_eca02@yahoo.com

Attn;

Greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs Aisha al-Rasheed by Islamic named and later named (Sister Rebecca) in Christianity name. I am from Saudi Arabia and married to Mr Mohammed Ahmad al-Rasheed who was the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Ivory Coast before he murdered on the 27/03/2003. We were been married with each other for good eleven years without having a child.

You should click on the below website to read the news about my late husband.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2003/03/28/819242.htm

After the funeral ceremonies of my late husband was conducted by his Muslim brothers in Cote d’Ivoire here, I repented and became a fully born again Christian through the preaching of one Pentecostal Pastor in our apartment during his condolence visit to me. I welcomed his great preaching to me hence it was my late husband Muslim brothers who plotted the incident and made him to fell victim.
Since his death occurred I became a born again Christian, I baptized in their Church as a Christian and changed my name to (Sister Rebecca) and decided not to remarry again or get a child outside my matrimonial home.I now fully believed, if my late husband was alive, he would have also repented and get baptized as I do through the Pastor’s preaching to us.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$2.5 Million Dollars in one Islamic security company here in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire and up till date the money still remained untouchable in the security company as family valuables.
Recently, my Doctor revelled to me that I have a short while to live due to my cancer decease problem. The one that disturbs me mostly is my stroke sickness and having known my present condition of health will result. I decided to donate the money to charity organization through a God fearing individual that will utilize the money the way I am going to instruct.

I want some body like you or an organization that will use the money to helping disables, orphanage homes, school, Church’s and widows Worldwide to propagating the word of GOD and to endeavours to see that the house of GOD is well maintained.

I don't want a situation whereby the money will be use in ungodly way. That is why I am taking this decision. Not that I am afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the Lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.

Coming from a core muslen society like my, I know they have allready disowned me right from the day I changed my religion. believed me, The little things owned by my late husband I want to give them all away to charities.

As soon as I receive your response I shall be putting you in contact with the Islamic security company to enable you to make an official contact with them.Of course I will forward to you all the documents pertaning the deposit for the proof of my sincereity in this.

My greatest happiness in my life to day is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian since I became fully born again Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord should serve him in truth and spirit as Christianities doctrines described.
Please allways pray for me.


Bless you
Sister Rebecca


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