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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:
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.faith King" <faith_king34@yahoo.es >
Reply-To: kingfaith876@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:28:18 +0100
Subject: Project Charity Work




Hello Friend,




My name is Mrs.faith King I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I
have to charity through you.You may be wondering why I chose you. But someone
has to be chosen. I am 59 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years
ago,immediately after the death of my husband who had left me everything he
worked for.I have been touched by the lord to donate from what I have
inherited from my late husband to charity through you for the good work of
humanity,rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds
inappropriately.




I have asked the lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he has,because
He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation,and I pray that I survive
the operation. I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum of $5.5 Million (Five
Million five Hundred thousand Dollars) to charity through you for the good
work of the lord, and to help the motherless,less privileged and also for the
assistance of the widows. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls, due
to the fact that my relatives arearound me and I have been restricted by my
doctor from taking telephone calls because I deserve all the rest I can get.




Presently,I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING this fund to
charity through you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you
abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to
others.If you are interested in carrying out thistask,i will inform my Family
Lawyer so that he can arrange the release of the funds to you.




I know i have never met you but my mind tells me to do this,and I hope you act
sincerely.I will pay you 30% of this money if you will assist me because I am
now too weak and frigile to do things myself because of my cancer.




NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter untilthe task
is accomplished,as I don't want anything that will Jeopardizemy last wish.




Remain Blessed in The Lord




Faith King.




PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME,ADDRESS,TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER ON YOUR REPLY FOR
EASY AND IMMEDIATE COMMUNICATION WITH MY CONSULTANT..


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