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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 beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • madam_susancole@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: susan cole <madam_susancol@myway.com>
Reply-To: madam_susancole@myway.com
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:09:38 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved in Christ

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Message-Id: <20071123160450.31AA756E18@linux200.porar.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:04:50 +0700 (ICT)



Dear Beloved,



I hope this email meets you in Good health , I am Madam Susan Cole married to Late Mr Kelvin Cole a well established business man based in Europe,you may wonder how I got your email address and contact but to god be the glory it was through the help of the Internet.



For the past 2 years I have been going through so much and willing to share my pains with you please I do not want you to turn me down at this point ,I am 68 years of age and I really need you to take this offer serious .I lost my husband and my only son to a car accident and this has really shorted life for me and to crown it all my late husband relatives accused me of causing the accident for my late husband and my only son which I did not do . Unknowing to me that all their allegations was to conspire and drive me away from my family home and now i am presently in the home for old people .



After the bureal ceremony,my late husband relatives took all my belonging and everything I had they use at their will, sold my house, and properties because I do not have a child for their brother (My late husband) .Before i left my home I took along with me documents concerning my late husband investment of $5,000,000.00 (five million united states dollars) invested in one of the bank in europe please I need you to represent me before the bank to help me secure this fund for charity .



Due to the presence of my late husband relatives around me ,I will communicate with you via email as i need us to keep this project secret untill the funds gets to your account in your country , once the funds get to your account the payment will be 20% for you ,10% miselenouses and the remaining 70% will be used by you to implement the project as this was the wish of my late husband before he died for that investment and it means so much to me and me late son.



Please I need you to send me your details which includes your name in full,Address and tel/fax as this informations will enable me write a letter of authourisation for our partnership to the bank so they can assist you in secure the fund in an account in your name here you will represent me before the bank so the investent fund can be released so you can transfer the fund from your setup accouunt to your country and commence on my project.



Please i am pleading for your assistance in representing me ,I am very weak now and await your response in helping me ,I am still hiding the documents concerning the investment and waiting for your reply .



Please respond to my private email: madam_susancole@myway.com



I am trusting in you



Remain Blessed ,

Madam Susan Cole

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