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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Connie Williams" <mrscarthrinej1@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: mrsconiewilliams@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:27:32 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings From Mrs. Connie William.

From Mrs. Connie Williams.
Dearest,

With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs. Connie Williams, I am married to Mr.Jean Williams a director in a trading company here in Cote d'Ivoire.We were married for 36 years without a child. He died after a Cadiac Arteries
Operation.

And Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months due to my cancer problem (cancer of the liver and stroke). Before my husband died last year there is this sum $2.8 Million Dollars that he deposited with a Private Finance Company here In Ivory Coast.Presently this
money is still in the Vault of the Company.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to any good God fearing brother or sister that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct herein. I want somebody that will use this fund according to the desire of my late.husband to help Lessprivilaged people, orphanages,widows
and propagating the word of God. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this fund, And I don't want in away where this money will be used in an unGodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Fund.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.Write back as soon as possible any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose, Hoping to read from you
asap.

God bless you as you listing to the voice of reasoning.

Mrs. Connie Williams.



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