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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MARK JERRY" <markjerry9@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:57:52 +0000
Subject: Please Read and reply with fear of God.


HELLO DEAR,

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR GOD. I AM MOTHER. CAROL HARRISON,A WIDOW TO
LATE DAVID HARRISON I AM 55 YEARS OLD FROM KENYA, I AM A CHRISTIAN,
SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND
DAVID MULANYA WHO WAS KILLED BY THE PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE OF ZIMBABWE
DURING HIS FIRST ELECTION CAMPAIGN EARLY THIS YEAR. DURING THE LIFE OF MY
HUSBAND WE OWNED A LARGE FARM LAND IN ZIMBABWE. FROM ALL INDICATION MY
CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE
MORE THAN 2 MONTHS FROM NOW ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL DOCTOR IN GHANA WHERE I
AM CURRENTLY SEEKING REFUGE WITH MY ONLY SURVIVING DAUGHTER OF 17 YEARS OLD
MONALISA. ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR, THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD
STAGE, AND THIS IS MY REASON TO SEEK FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE TO MY
DAUGHTER.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS
BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTOR HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE
THAN 2 MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO TRANSFER PART OF THIS WEALTH DEPOSITED IN
MY DAUGHTER'S NAME TO A RELIABLE AND GOD FEARING PERSON FOR A BETTER FUTURE
OF MY ONLY DAUGHTER OUTSIDE GHANA. THE DEPOSIT INHERITANCE WAS MADE WITH
WANLIDA SECURITY COMPANY IN ZIMBABWE , BUT THE COMPANY BRANCH ACCORDING TO
OUR LAWYER IS HERE IN GHANA WHERE YOU CAN CALL FOR THE CLAIM OF THE DEPOSIT
ON MY BEHALF WITH ALL THE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS WE HAVE FOR THE DEPOSIT BECAUSE
I WANT TO USE PART OF THIS INHERITANCE, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
CHURCHES IN OTHER COUNTRY LIKE ASIA, AND EUROPE OR AMERICA. I SELECTED YOUR
NAME AND CHOOSED TO CONTACT YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED TO
GOD.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THE DEPOSIT IS STILL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE
WANLIDA SECURITY COMPANY, AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY ATTORNEY, WHO IS
PRESENTLY IS IN LONDON WILL FILE AN APPLICATION FOR YOU FOR RELEASE OF THE
MONEY ON YOUR NAME FOR YOU AND MY DAUGHTER. LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT
THIS MONEY WHEN RELEASE TO YOU WILL BE SURE FOR THE SAID PURPOSE AND FOR THE
LIFE AND FURTHER EDUCATION OF MY DAUGHTER, BECAUSE SHE IS ALL I HAVE ON
EARTH. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE SWEET FELLOWSHIP OF
GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AMEN. PLEASE REPLY URGENT WITH YOUR
INTEREST.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.

YOURS IN GOD.

MRS. CAROL
HARRISON.
CONTACT. markjerry@live.com

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