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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • municawillian@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Monica Willian <municawillian@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 12:15:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM.


34 BRIDGE STREET,
STAINES MIDDLESEX TW18 4TP
LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM.
EMAIL municawillian@yahoo.co.uk

DEAR FRIEND,


I'M MRS.MUNICAWILLIAN A WIFE TO THE LATE DR.WILLIAN JAMES BOTH OF US ARE BRITAIN CITIZEN.MY HUSBAND DIE LAST TWO WEEKS AGO THROUGH MOTOR ACCIDENT ON HIS WAY COMING BACK TO HOME.

PLEASE DAER FRIEND, I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT IN ORDER TO COME OVER TO DELIVER MINE BABY SINCE MY HUSBAND IS NO MORE ALIFE.IT IS BECAUSE MY LATE HUSBAND RELATIONS ARE NOT IN SUPORT OF OUR MARRIAGE UNTIL THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND,SO I AM AFRIED OF THEM EVEN THEY ARE NOW ASKING
ME TO SUBMIT ALL MY LATE HUSBAND DOCUMENT.

PLEASE I AM PLEADING YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS TO HAVE MERCY ON ME.I CAN NOT FACE THE PROBLEMS OF MY MOTHER INLAW AND HER RELATIVES,I WANT TO ASK YOU TO STAND AS MY LATE HUSBAND BUSINESS PARTNER TO CONTACT THE BANK OF MY LATE HUSBAND IN AFRICA FOR THEM TO TRANFER A SUM OF $17.9MILLION U.S DOLLARS TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

IT IS BECAUSE IF I DO NOT TRANSFER THIS MONEY IMMEDIATELY THEY MAY PUT A FORCE ON ME AND COLLECT ALL THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE BANK DEPOSIT.I WILL GIVE YOU A SUM OF 15% OUT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MONEY THAT INVOLVE IN THIS ACCOUNT.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL BECAUSE I AM 8 MONTHS PREGNANTS.I WILL LIKE TO HAVE MY BIRTH OVER THERE IN YOUR CARE FOR SECURITY PURPOSE AND SAFETY.

YOU WILL SEE MY PHOTO IN THE ATTACHMENT FILE AND I WILL ALSO LIKE
TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR OWN PHOTO WHEN REPLYING BACK AND YOUR FULL INFORMATIONS.

I WAIT TO SEE YOUR URGENT MAIL.
FROM MUNICAWILLIAN JAMES.

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