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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • advocatemark@mail.lawguru.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • wilsonjenn2006@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Wilson Jennifer" <wilsonj@zwallet.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 06:58:38 +0600
Subject: DONATION!!!



Greetings,

My name is Mrs. Jennifer Wilson. I am a dying woman who has decided to
donate what I have to you/church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed
for cancer for about 2 years ago. Immediately after the death of my
husband, who has left me with everything he worked for? I have been
touched by God to donate from what I had inherited from my late husband to
you for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to use
my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord
forgive me my sins.

I will be going in for an operation in less than Two weeks. I decided to
WILL/donate the sum of $5,500,000 (Five, million five hundred thousand
dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also
to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of
the widows.

At the moment, I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact
that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my
WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my WILL.
You and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to you.

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.
Contact my lawyer Barr. Mark Van Weeren, via his email address
:advocatemark@mail.lawguru.com
and tell him that I have WILLED ($5,500,000.00) to you by quoting my
personal reference number law/chamber/solicitors/je/ws/WILL/9834520012 and I
have also notified
him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work. I
do know that I am not used to you but I have been directed to do this.
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. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't
want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me
Please
contact me via this email: wilsonjenn2006@netscape.net

Regards,
Jennifer Wilson


9. Ref Number:
10:Batch numbers:
11.Next of kin:
12:Mode of Payment:
The Attorney will on your behalf expedite the processment,
Notarization/Legalization of your Winning and transfer of your winning
funds. Your security file number is 345DF/E5A*X903 (keep personal)
Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than (28-2-06) after which
it will
be declared unclaimed and will be add to next stake of 17,000.000 euro
international lottery program. And should there be any change in your
address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being
part of our promotional program.Anybody under the age of eighteen (18) is
automatically disqualified.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Colen Van Ken.
Co-ordinator
International.

Anti-fraud resources:

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