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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Ayesha Jamal <barelman5@msn.com>
Reply-To: <bardelman@live.com>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:55:58 +0000
Subject: From: Mrs Ayesha Jamal.



From: Mrs Ayesha Jamal.
I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Mr. Abdul Jamal, who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before dying in 2007. We were married for twenty years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted only four days. Before his death we were both born-again Christians and his family was against us because we are formally Muslims. I have the sum of (two million five hundred dollars, USD) in the bank here in Abidjan in suspense account which i inherited from my late husband. Recently, i have serious sickness which is cancer problem and one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness which almost deformed me. Having known my condition and as a good Christian I decided to donate this fund to a church or individual that will use this money the way I am going to instruct here. To help, orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another church or individual for this same purpose. Hoping to receive your reply. Remain blessed in the Lord. Yours in Christ,
Mrs Ayesha Jamal

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