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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.
  • cynthiaroll@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Cynthia Roll" <doncumming@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:48:33 +0000
Subject: Good Day

Dear beloved friend,

Let me first of all inform you,

I am Mrs. Cythia Roll from Holland. I am married to Dr. Roberto Miliano an
italian who worked with a construction company in Asia for twenty Years we
were both happy even without children until he struck his death as a result
of the tsunami disasters,

Since his death I decided not to re-marry as a promise that I made to him
and presently I am 61 Years old. When my late husband was Alive he deposited
the sum of 3 million dollars (Three Million Dollars) with a security company
for our unborn children.

Presently this money is still with the Security Company and the management
just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or
rather Issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my
behalf if I cannot come over.

I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment of
Cancer of the lungs , I have since lost my ability To talk and also walk
because of this deadly illness, my doctors recently informed me that I have
only a short time to Live.

I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize this money in helping
to fund churches, orphanages and any other charity organisation, I know that
the money might not be much but that I think is my "WIDOWS MITE" to the
victims and I hope that they appreciate that as a start to a new life for
them.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and Keep
this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your Custody,
this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on Earth and not to
rise their hope before they actually get the funds from you.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ACCOUNT: cynthiaroll@excite.com


Regards,
Mrs Cythia Roll
God Bless you and your Family and have a wonderful Day.

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