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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:

• 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.
  • mrs.catherine_levett@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Catherine levett <catherinelevett.135@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:34:49 +1200
Subject: From: Catherine Levett


From: Lady Catherine Levett,4 Old Church Street, Chelsea, SW3, England.

Here writes Lady Catherine Levett , suffering from cancerous ailment.Iam married to Engineer Neil Levett an Englishman who is dead.My husband was into private practice all his life before his death. Our lifetogether as man and wife lasted for three decades without child. Myhusband died after a protracted illness.
My husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and theless-privileged individuals as he had passion for persons who can nothelp themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament. I canadduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this relationship,which never came. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 20Million (20 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling which were derivedfrom his vast estates and investment in capital market with his bank in Malaysia.
Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently, myDoctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerousproblems I am suffering from.
Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition tothe cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen myfamily, and me I have decided to donate this fund to you and want youto use this gift which comes from my husbands effort to fund theupkeep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the down-trodden, physicallychallenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to begenuinely handicapped financially.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of mylawyer and the bank in Malaysia. I will also issue you a Letter of Authoritythat will empower you as the original beneficiary of this fund. Myhappiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please always beprayerful all through your life. Please assure me that you will actjust as I have stated herein. Hope to hear from you soon and God bless you andmembers of your family. you can contact me through my private emailaddress: mrs.catherine_levett@yahoo.co.uk

Lady Catherine Levett
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