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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Aiman Daniels" <aimancharity@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:16:01 +0100
Subject: DONATION FOR CHARITY.


From: Mrs Aiman Daniels
Demak Laut street,
93050 Kuching,Sarawak
Malaysia

Dear Friend,
l urge you to read this mail with patience and respond.l really appreciate
your concern.

My late husband Late Kari Daniels worked with an Oil servicing Company until
his death in lraq after a Bomb Blast.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of
$5.3Million (Five Million three hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with one
Finance Company in Canada.

Recently, l was diagnosed with Cancer and my Doctor told me that I would not
last for the next three months due to cancer problem. l cannot move out of
the hospital as the cancer Swelling is large on my abdomen.

Having known my condition I decided l want you to help me donate some of
these fund $5.3m to Children Living in Orphanage Homes .

l was once an orphan before l was adopted by a malaysian family where l met
my late husband .l do not want the children living in the Orphanage Homes to
go through the molestation l went through while l was there 28years ago.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit these
money USD$5.3M.

I may not be able to speak with you on telephone communication in this
regard because of my health as the Doctor said lt may cause some damages to
my brain and cause early death and also to keep this transaction Secret
until the funds USD$5.3M is transferred into your account in few days from
now.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance
Company in canada. I will instruct the Finance to release the funds to you
upon arrival in canada as the Benefactor of the $5.3m. You can speak with
the Finance Company and make all neccessary Verifications for the claim.

Whatsoever Business you may do with the $5.3m.Ensure you assist the Children
in Orphanage with some funds.This is my Wish.

l will require your Full names,Personal Phone number and if possible your
Residential address to include in the mail l will send to the finance
company that will release the funds to you.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
l will be expecting your response.

God Bless You for assisting.

Mrs.Aiman Daniels

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