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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ritajesinta.robert@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rita <ritajesinta@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: ritajesinta.robert@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:10:10 +0800 (CST)
Subject: FROM Mrs RITA


FROM Mrs RITA

Dear,

With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground.

My name is Rita Robert . I was born in India, I am married to Rev pastor Robert of Christian missionary church in Cote d'Ivoire. We were married for 46 years Now without a child. He died after a Cadiac Arteries Operation.

And Recently, My Doctor told me that I have canser and i would not last for the next one year due to my cancer problem (cancer of the lever, stroke). Before my husband died last year there is sum of $3.8 Million Dollars that he deposited in Finance Bank here In Ivory Coast. Presently this money is still in the Vault of the Bank.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to any good God fearing brother or sister that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct here in.

I want somebody that will use this fund according to the desire of my late.husband to help Lessprivilaged people, orphanages,widows and propagating the word of God. I took this decision because I don have any child that will inherit this fund, And I don want in away where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Money.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.

Write back as soon as possible any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose, Hoping to read from you asap.

God bless you as you listing to the voice of reasoning,

May God met you at any point of your needs.

Your Sister In Christ,
Sister Rita
N/B you are advice to contact me through this private email address: ritajesinta.robert@yahoo.ca


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