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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:

• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Jennifar Adams <mrs_jennifar_adams01@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:58:55 +0800 (CST)
Subject: from mrs jennifar adams


Dearest in the Lord,
My name is Mrs. Jennifar Adams,I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you and your church. I am 63 years old, i am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast which also affected my brain about 9 years ago immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds in an ungodly way.Please pray that the good Lord will forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God.

I decided to Will/Donate the sum of $8.5 Million to you for the good work of the Lord, and also to help the motherless and less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows with part of the fund. as stated above.

The security & finance company will arrange the transfer of the fund once I authorize them to do so and that would be when I hear from you.I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,and please use the fund well and always extend the good work to others.
Your timely response will be awaited.

God Bless You
From, Mrs Jennifar Adams




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