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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Vivian Aka <pray4mrsviviana5@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: pray4mrsviviana@ifrance.com
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:25:30 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Re-Accept My Charity Donation for God's Work(Seed of Faith)


Mrs. Vivian Aka
DIVINE CALL.

Beloved In Christ,

Greetings in name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs Vivian Aka, 66 years old widow & a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the blood (Leukaemia According to my doctor my condition is critical and I might not survive.
Although as a christian, I beleive God and I know that I will not die, but will live to declare the glory of God. My late husband (Dr. Jerome Aka )and my only son were killed during the (ABIDJAN-BOUAKE) Crisis some years back (take a look)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3993265.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3995429.stm

Our Lord Jesus Christ is my only comforter.
I have the sum of Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$5.5M) The fund is presently deposited with a financial company for security reasons and all the documents concerning the fund are in the custody of my lawyer.

I inherited the money from my late husband who was an industralist and international businessman. I have prayed concerning this donation for God's guidance and if in your heart you geniunely and faithfully desire to use this fund for the propagation of God's work in any form whether for charity, ministry evangelical work, building a Clinic, school, orphanage, library and drilling of water for the orphans, local community, widows, Old Aged, and people living with HIV AIDS who can not afford to pay for health, school and foodstuff or otherwise in relation to God's work, do get in-touch with me for further arrangements with my lawyer on how you will receive my Charity donation.

God bless you once again and as you receive, give and give God all the Glory.
My obligation is to do the right thing, the rest is in God's hands. One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life. Psalms 27:4, 8-9.

Remain blessed in the Lord
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Vivian Aka.


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