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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Monica Brick <mbrick112@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsmonicabr@cooltoad.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:47:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Dear Beloved One,


My Dear Beloved One,

Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our God and Savior His richest blessings shall be upon you forever.

I am Mrs Monica Brick,I am 51 years old from London,I am deaf and suffering from a long time cancer of the Lungs which also affected my brain, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that,according to my doctors they have advised me that i may not live for the next two months,this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home, was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child.My husband died in fatal motor accident. Before his death we were true Muslim, but i thank God Almight that I am now a new Christian convert Since his death I decided not to remarry,My late husband was a mechanical engineer when he was alive he won a contract of $18.5million that was deposited with a Security Company in Benin Republic.Presently, this money is still with them and the management just wrote me as the true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it confiscated.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been under going treatment for cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me thatI have only a few months to live.It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization,the poor and the motherless babies home where i come from.
I want you of God fearing, to also use this money to fund Christians Muslims,orphanages and widows.I took this decision, before i rest in peace because my time will soon be up.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security Company.I will also issue you a letter of authority that will improve you as the new beneficiary of my fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

I shall wait at your prayerful reply.
Yours Sister ,
Mrs Monica Brick

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