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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 pounds" (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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "god-fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
  • "remain blessed" (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.
  • mrsmarypf@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Mary Parker" <mrs.mp@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrsmarypf@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:26:52 -0300
Subject:



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Dear Beloved in Christ,

It is by the grace of God that I received Christ, having known the truth; I had
no choice than to do what is lawful and just in the sight of God for eternal
life and in the sight of man for witness of God & His Mercies and glory upon my
life.

I am Mrs. Mary Parker,the wife of Mr.Robert Parker,both of us are citizens of
the united state of America. my husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in
Russia for twenty years before he died in the year 2003.We were married for ten
years without a child. My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for
only four days. Before his death we both got born-again as dedicated
Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home which the Bible is strongly against.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 7.5 Million Pounds
(Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) with a Bank in UNITED KINGDOM.

Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me
as the beneficiary that our account has been DORMANT and if I, as the
beneficiary of the funds, do not re-activate the account; the funds will be
CONFISCATED or I rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive
it on my behalf (note that you need to activate this account) as I can not come
over. Presently, I'm in a hospital in Russia where I have been undergoing
treatment for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my
doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to live. It is my last wish
to see this money distributed to charity organizations and NGO anywhere in the
World in helping human race.

Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my
illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to
any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me Stand-in as the
beneficiary and collect the Funds from the Bank.

I want a person that is God-fearing who will use this money to fund
churches,orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that
the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is
the hand that giveth.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband's relatives are not Christians and I don't want my
husband's hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the reason
for taking this bold decision.

I am not afraid of death since I know where I am going to. I know that I am
going to be in the bossom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14: says that the Lord will
fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I don't need any telephone
communication in this regard because of my soundless voice and presence of my
husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this
development.

I await your quick response to this mail as this is my last wish to see this
funds transferred before my Death.

Please my beloved for further communication on how we are going to conclude
this, reach me on my private mail: mrsmarypf@hotmail.com

Remain Blessed
Your Sister in Christ,
Mrs. Mary Parker.


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