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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: jeane benedict <jeanebenedict@boom.ge>
Reply-To: jeane_ben@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:14:56 +0400
Subject: I HAVE CHOSEN YOU IN THIS CHARITY WORK


I HAVE CHOSEN YOU IN THIS CHARITY WORK
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please as you read
this letter, i don't want you to feel sorry for me because i believe
that everyone will die oneday .I am Mrs Jeane Benedict . A woman from
Kuwait .
I am marry to Mr Sekou Benedict a citizen of Cote d'lvoire, who is
the international exporter of cocoa based in Abidjan Cote d'lvoire.We
were married for fifteen years without a child .My husband died in
September 19th 2005 after a brirf illness that lasted only a week and
two days.
Before his death we are happy married husband and wife in Christian
family .Since his death i decided not to remarry or get a child
outside my matrimonial home which the bible is against.When my husband
was alive,he deposited a huge sum of money in a private security
company here in Abidjan Cote d'lvoire.
Recently my doctor told me that i have cardiac problem which
affected my heart .And the most is my stroke.And it is quite obvious
that i won't live
more than eight months according to my doctor.This
is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage .My late
husband was very wealthy and after his death, i inherited all his
business access.
Since my doctor has adviced me that i will not live for more than
eight months,so i now decided to devide the part of this wealth,to
contribute to the development of church in Africa, America,Asia,
Europe,and helping of the motherless babies and widows.
Now ,the lord has called me to rest my life with him in heaven
meanwhile, i am willing to donate this money (usd 5M) Five million u.s
dollars to you for the use of God charity work in your church and to
help the widows,motherless babies and refugee in your country.
I am asking of your assistance immediately i finished my praying and
fasting to the Lord about this matter to consult me a person who will
not betray me in this money when he/her will get it from the security
company . and according to the leading of the holy spirit i
have
chosen you to help me out for this matter, here is my instruction
stated below .
(1) I will like you to promise me that you will use this money for
the help of charity work .
(2) Promise me that you will not betray me as soon as you get this
money from the security company
(3) And also that you will not depart from my instruction for this
money .
For that reason, i am giving you the content of the deposite in the
security company .This is the content of the deposite in the security
company .My late husband declared in the security company that the box
contains our family valuable for security reasons.
Secondly he said that nobody should open this box accept me his wife
for a reason, meanwhile i have not tell anybody the content of this
deposite in the security company reason that i want you to help me out
according to the leading of the Holy Spirit for this issue.
I am not doing this by my power but the power of the Holy Spirit who
directed me to you.
May the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ the love of God and the sweet
followship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family, and may
you see the goodness of the Lord in your life this year Amen .
I wait for your urgent respond .
Your's sister in the Lord.
Mrs Jeane Benedict .
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This message sponsored by "TBC Bank [1]"

Links:
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[1] http://www.tbc.ge

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