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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • narisamonopoli_1love@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Ms._Narisa_Monopoli?=" <narisamonopoli1@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:14:51 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_Dear_friend_it_is_good_news_and_urgent_reply?=


MS. NARISA MONOPOLI
LONDON, ENGLAND
DATE:August 7th 2008.
ATTN: Dear Friend,
It is with due regards that I enter into this correspondence with you. I am Narisa Monopoli the former Mistress of Mr. William Wise a British who lost his life in the London terrorist attack of 7th July 2005 and who herein after shall be referred to as my client. See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4668245.stm
However, unknown to my late clients' family I deposited on his behalf the sum of TWENTYSEVEN MILLION DOLLARS (US$ 27 M) with a local security company and which I still posses the documents of deposit that I am willing to hand over to you if only you agree to use the funds for charity and services to Humanity just according to my late clients Will that in the event of the unexpected his funds be employed for charity and services to humanity.
Presently, I am seriously sick after being diagnosed with Cancer of the Breast and from medical report I have just only a few more weeks to live on Earth. Hence, I desire a God fearing person whom I can trust and bequest the funds to before my eventual death and who will sincerely use the funds for charity and services to Humanity. Now, I solicit for your assistance in claiming the funds from the security firm which must deliver the funds to any person presented as the next of kin to my late client according to the terms of its deposit.

Immediately, send your NAMES, ADDRESS, TEL/FAX NO, to me so as to enable me proceed with this transaction via my private email account: narisamonopoli_1love@yahoo.dk
Thank you for your assistance and understanding.

Yours Truly,
Ms. Narisa Monopoli.
NOTE: You are free to view Mr. William Wise Victim: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4668245.stm .


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
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