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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 united state 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Lynda Salem <lynda_salem05@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lynda_salem11@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:25:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: "MY GOOD WILL" 08 04 08...


"MY GOOD WILL"

Good day and God bless you,

Greetings to you in the Name of God Almighty. I am former Mrs. Memunat Salem, now Mrs. Lynda Salem a widow to Late Dr. Mohamed Salem. I am an old woman; suffering from cancer. From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live long, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very severe stage.

My late husband died in an air crash on the 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline 990 with other passengers on board. You can confirm this fact from the website which was aired by the BBC WORLD NEWS:(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) and my only daughter is physically challenged.

My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. My personal physician told me that I may not live for so long and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part of this wealth, by contributing to the well being of less privileged people and handicapped in our society.

This mission, which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recently relocate to Africa where I live presently. I selected you for this Purpose and prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of $2,700,000.00 Two Million Seven Hundred thousand United State Dollars through you for this purpose.


This fund is deposited in a financial/security institution. Therefore, an immediate application for the release of the funds to you through the legal guardian of my attorney will be required upon your indication of interest.


Lastly, I want you/your home to be praying for me as regards my entire life and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth lately that wealth acquisition without God, one's life is vanity upon vanity.

Please, do not reply me if you have the intention of keeping all the fund for personal use only.

God Bless You

Mrs. Lynda Salem


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