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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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• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: alina tureh <alina_tureh03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alina_tureh05@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:43:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MY CRY FOR UNPLIVILLGE ONES


Dear child of living God,
I am Sister Alina tureh from Iceland, I married to Dr.Helgason Tureh both from Iceland He worked with Oil company in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year 2005. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after Poisened illness that lasted for only two weeks before his death.


He was banking with one of the bank here in Ivory, he left in the account the sum of v2.3 million GBP pounds in the account, due to much thinking of not having child with him and sorrow in me after his death, i was developed internal seriously illness that that course me liver cancer and stroke which am suffering from as of the moment.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to Charity home or Religion organization or individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. or any one who can use this fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor that the house of God or charity home is maintained. The holy book made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that gives. I took this decision because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money , I don’t want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the almighty God.

As stated in the holy book of God, Thou worried only him who followed the reminder and feared the benefit in secret to him bear tiding of forgives and a rich reward. I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health , With mighty God all things are possible. I want you and the organization where the fund will be use for to always pray for me because the almighty God is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Believer. Whoever that Wants to serve the mighty God must serve him in spirit and Truth. Kindly give me urgent reply as soon as possible because i won't like any delay process of this transfer because of my health situation.

God have mercy on us


Sister Alina Tureh

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