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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: guei.rose@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:59:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: DEAREST ONE

DEAREST ONE

I AM MRS ROSE GUEI FROM SOMALIA, A WIDOW TO LATE MR ABBAS GUEI I AM 56 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERT SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST. FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITION IS REALLY DETERIORATING BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY WORST STAGE ACCORDING TO MY
DOCTOR.

MY HUSBAND AND MY ONLY CHILD DIED LAST FIVE YEARS HIS DEATH WAS POLITICALY MOTIVATED. HOWEVER MY LATE HUSBAND WAS A VERY RICH AND WEALTHY BUSINESS MAN WHO WAS RUNING HIS GOLD AND DIAMOND BUSINESS IN SOMALIA . AFTER HIS DEATH I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESSES AND WEALTH.


NOW MY DOCTOR HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE LONG. AS A RESULT OF THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE THE SUM OF $5.700.000USD( FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEDGED AND TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCHES IN AFRICA, OCEANIA, AUSTRALIA, AMERICA, ASIA AND
EUROPE BECAUSE I CANNOT TAKE THIS MONEY WHICH I INHERITED FROM MY LATE HUSBAND TO THE GRAVE. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS IN ONE OF THE BANKS HERE IN IVORY COAST WEST AFRICA WHICH IS THE COUNTRY WHERE I AM CURRENTLY RECEIVING TREATMENT.

ONCE I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL FORWARD TO YOU ALL THE INFORMATIONS YOU WILL USE TO GET THIS FUND RELEASED FROM THE BANK AND TRANSFER IT TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERED TO YOU WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE. HOWEVER I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION
WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

YOUR BELOVED SISTER IN CHRIST.
MRS ROSE GUEI



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