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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • williamm_family20@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Williams <david_williamsdw@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:06:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From David williams



From David williams
ATTN: dearest one,reply me back at (williamm_family20@yahoo.com)
=A0
Permit me to inform you my heart desire for a business relationship with yo=
u. I got your contact when I was searching for a foreign partner here in Ab=
idjan republic of Cote D'Ivoire on my search for honest and reliable person=
.. I prayed over it and decided to confide in you because your integrity and=
educational background.
=A0
I am MrDavid Williams,( 22 years old ),the only son of late Dr and mrs.kumb=
a Williams. My father was a very wealthy Gold/Diamond dealerin Freetown, th=
e economic capital of Sierra Leone.My father was poisoned to death by his c=
lose business associates on one of their outings on a business trip.=20
=A0
My mother died when I was 15 years old and since then my father took me so =
special.Before the death of my father last year on=A0 match 19th 2007, in a=
private hospital in Freetown, he secretly called me by his bed side and to=
ld me of a deposit of 26 million united state dollars (Twenty Six MILLION D=
OLLARS)he concealed in a VERSUS Bank on the 2nd of JANUARY 2005 that he use=
d my name been the only son as the next of kin when he deposited the money.=
=20
=A0
He warned me that because of enemy that he was poisoned by his close associ=
ates.He also advised me to seek for an honest foreigner in a country of my =
choice those associates will not hurt me as they have succeeded in poisonin=
g him.For your information , it has been difficult to know who is an honest=
person to assist me in this transaction , and for me to continue silent ov=
er looking for assistance while my money is in the bank i decided to make a=
try from you,=20
I arrived here (ABIDJAN) in a nearby country on the 28RD of airprel 2007, s=
ince my uncle wants to kill me because of this certificate of depositsas he=
have suceeded in collecting all my father's property left with this money;=
They continuously mal-treated me, and have made life very unbearable for=20
me.
=A0
The wife serve me a delicious poisoned rice meal last time,but for the Devi=
ne mercy the daughter secretly whispered to me not to eat the meal; i waste=
d the meal to the bin only to find two dead rat on the bin the following mo=
rning and that made me to run away immediately.=20
And i don't want to stay long here since i know nobody or much money to pay=
for hotel bill.
Dear, I honourably seek your assistance in the following ways:
=A0
1.To stand as my late father's foreign partner since my late father deposit=
ed it to be clem by his foreign partner and no name was mentioned,=20
=A0
2.To help me come over to your country to further my education.Please my
intention is not to disturb your Peace,but because l am sincerely in need,A=
nd desperately need a solution before my life is wasted because there is wa=
r in this country.Among all, the most important thing is for you to be aidi=
ng me as parent who will directing all my affair es and doings in your coun=
try. Lastly ,you will promise me that you will not betray or deny me if thi=
s my money gets into your bank account and country,Dear,=20
=A0
I am ready to offer you 20% of the total money for your help.But if may be =
you are not in better position to help. Please let me know. So that I can l=
ook for another helper. I am with the certificate of deposit upon demand. I=
will show you.Looking forward to your kind reply soonest and may God bless=
you.

Sincerely
=A0
Yours.
David Williams =0A=0A=0A

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