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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.
• 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.
  • collins_daran@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Doris Nadis" <dorisnall1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:37:03 +0100
Subject: Contact Him Right Now


*Hello Dear Beloved*

*My name is Mrs. Doris Nadis; 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 everything he worked for and because the doctors told me I will
not live longer than some weeks because of my health i decided to
WILL/donate the sum of $6 800 000 Six Million, Eight hundred thousand
dollars to you for the good work of humanity and also to help the motherless
and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.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. *

*Here is the Contact information of my Attorney below:
Daran Law Firm
Email: **collins_daran@myway.com* <collins_daran@myway.com>

*Contact him with your personal information and tell him that I have WILLED
$6 800 000.00
to you and I have also notified him. I know I don't know you but I have
been directed to do this.Send him your detailed informations to effect the
beneficiary approval for bank to wire the funds to your account. Thanks and
God bless.*

*From Mrs.Doris Nadis.
*

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