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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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • gracetitii@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rev Grace titii <mrsgrace_titi35@msn.com>
Reply-To: <gracetitii@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:55:55 +0000
Subject: i will this us$4 million to you





MY DEAR

My name is REV MRS GRACE TITI, i have been doing God'S work for over
30yrs now,I AM ALSO THE FOUNDER OF GRACE LIFE MINISTRIES (CHURCH); I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you/church/Orphanages/motherless babies home.

I am 69 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 2 years ago immediately after the death of my husband who has left me everything he worked for and because the doctors told me I will not live longer than some weeks because of my health i decided to WILL/donate the sum of $4 000 000 four million dollars to you for the good work of humanity and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly and
please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.
it is very important you forward to me your information as thus

your full name============
contact addres===========
telephone numbers=========
your age===============
your occupation==========
married/single============
country===============

to enable me issue you a LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION to you which you will forward to the bank so that the fund will be transfer to your account
as soon as i hear from you i will give you the contact information of the bank account officer,tell him that I have WILLED my $4 000 000.00 to you and I will also notified him. I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do this by God almight.Thanks and God bless

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as i don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. kindly contact me through my alternative email gracetitii@gmail.com
From Rev Mrs.Grace Titi

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