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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Amina Tureh <amina_tureh01@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: amina_tureh@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:44:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ASSALAM AALAIKUM FROM TUREH FAMILY

MRS.AMINA TUREH, WRITING FROM/
CENTRE HOSPITALIER ET UNIVERSITAIRE
DE YOPOUGON
IVORY COAST
WEST AFRICA.

ASSALAM AALAIKUM,

ALLAH IS THE GREATEST, I WRITE TO INTIMATE YOU ABOUT
A MATTER THAT REQUIRE URGENT ATTENTION,

I A MRS. MRS.AMINA TUREH.I AM MARRIED TO LATE ALHAJI MR.AHMED TUREH OF BLESSED MEMORY.

WHO IS AN OIL EXPLORER IN OMAN AND KUWAIT FOR TWELVE YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2003.WE WAS MARRIED FOR TWELVE YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD.
HE DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS .BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH DEVOTED MUSLIMS AND SINCE HIS DEATH I HAVE BEENBATTLING WITH BOTH CANCER AND FIBROID PROBLEMS. WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $4.5, 000, 000, 00 (FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WITH A SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN.


HE MADE THE DEPOSIT IN ONE TRUNK BOX (CASH)BUT THE REAL CONTENT OF THE BOX WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO THE SECURITY COMPANY OFFICIALS AS THIS WAS DEPOSITED AS FAMILY TRESSURE/VALUABLES. (FOR SECURITY REASONS).

RECENTLY MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY ABOUT FEW MONTHS TO LIVE DUE TO CANCER PROBLEM, THOUGH WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS.
HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO EITHER A MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR DEVOTED MUSLIM INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT HEREIN.

I WANT THIS MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL TO USE THIS MONEY IN ALL SINCERELITY TO FUND MOSQUES, ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS AND ALSO PROPAGATION OF THE WORD ALLAH.


AND TO ENSURE THAT THE SOCIETY UPHOLD' S THE VIEWS AND BELIEF OF THE HOLY QURAN.THE HOLY QURAN EMPHASIZES SO MUCH ON ALLAH'S BENEVOLENCE AND THIS HAS ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE THIS BOLD STEP, I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILD OF MY OWN THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND
RELATIVES ARE NOT MUSLIMS I DON'T WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN AN UNHOLY MANNER, HENCE THE REASONS FOR THIS BOLD DECISION.

I KNOW THAT AFTER DEATH I WILL BE WITH ALLAH THE MOST BENEFICENT AND THEMOST MERCIFUL,I DON'T NEED ANY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN THIS REGARD BECAUSEOF MY HEALTH ,AND MOREOVER THE PRESENCE OF MY HUSBAND'S RELATIVES AROUND ME ALWAYS..

I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT; WITH ALLAH ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY ON THIS I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE SECURITY & FINANCE COMPANY WHERE THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED.I WILL ALSO ISSURE A LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO THE
FINANCE COMPANY AUTHORIZING THEM THAT THE FUND HAVE BEEN WILLED TO YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH AUTHORIZATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU.

I WANT YOU AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY WHERE YOU RESIDE TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME, MY HAPPNESS IS THAT I LIVED A TRUE DEVOTED MUSLIM WORTHY OF EMULATION, WHOEVER THAT WANTS TO SERVE ALLAH MUST SERVE HIM IN TRUTH AND IN HUMILITY.

AND STRIVE IN HIS COUSE AS YOU OUGHT TO STRIVE (WITH SINCERITY AND UNDER DISCIPLINE ) HE HAS CHOSEN YOU , AND HAS IMPOSED NO DIFFICULTIES ON YOU IN RELIGION . (AL-QUR'AN 22; 78)

PLEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE.
ANY DELAY IN YOUR RESPONSE WILL GIVE ROOM FOR SOURCING ANOTHER
INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION DEVOTED MUSLIMS FOR SAME PURPOSE.

UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU, MAY THE PEACE OF ALLAH BE WITH YOU.
MAY THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU.

THE RELIGION BEFORE ALLAH IS ISLAM ;(Al-Qur$BCB(Bn 3:19 )CONGRATULATION AND MAY ALLAH GIVE YOU JANNAT-UL-FIRDAUS.BASHIR

YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS.AMINA TUREH



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