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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • jsewilliams112@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?jesse=20williams?= <jsewilliams112@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: jeswilliams112@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 07:13:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: HELP ME


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jsewilliams112@yahoo.co.uk

DEAR SIR/ MADAM/CEO

I PRAY THAT THIS MAIL GETS TO YOU IN SOUND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT IT WAS MY KID SYLVIE, WHO SPOTTED YOUR E-MAIL ON THE INTERNET AND BASED ON THE IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT YOU I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU.


I AM MRS.JESSEKA WILLIAMS ,WIFE OF LATE DR. FRANK WILLIAMS,NIGERIAN

INTERNATIONAL OIL DEALER WHO WAS MURDERED ON THE 24/10/2005 BY UNKNOWN GUNMEN IN SOUTH AFRICA LEAVING TWO LITTLE DAUGHTERS BEHIND.


DUE TO OUR AFRICAN BELIEVE AND CULTURE THAT SONS ARE MORE IMPORTANT

THAN DAUGHTERS ALL HIS WEALTH / PROPERTY WENT TO HIS CLOSE RELATIVES,SIMPLY

BECAUSE I DID NOT BEAR HIM A MALE CHILD,NOW LEAVING ME AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS IN A REAL DIFFICULT SITUATION.


AS GOD WOULD SHOW HIS MERCY, ONLY LAST MONTH ONE OF HIS FAITHFUL

LAWYERS CAME TO ME WITH SOME DOCUMENTS SHOWING MY LATE HUSBAND AS THE BONAFIDE

BENEFICIARY OF USD$15.735M,WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN A FINANCE COMPANY IN

EUROPE.


THE ATTORNEY PROMISED TO HELP ME TO CHANGE OWNERSHIP AND TO TENDER

ALL VALID/LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO THE NEW BENEFICIARY TO ENABLE HIM MAKE CLAIMS

OF THE FUNDS. PLEASE IF YOU CAN HELP ME AND MY DAUGHTERS INDICATE INTEREST

SO THAT I WILL REFER YOU TO THE ATTORNEY .


I HAVE SET ASIDE 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED

YOU WILL SINCERELY ADVISE ME ON A PROFITABLE BUSINESS AROUND YOU FOR MY

DAUGHTERS . SEND YOUR ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER ,OCCUPATION , AS IT WILL BE USED TO PREPARE DOCUMENTS TO COVER THE FUND.

THANKS,


MRS.JESSEKA WILLIAMS

- jesse williams

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