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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 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.
  • lubbeett77@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lubbe etteinne" <lubbeett77@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lubbeett77@excite.com
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:59:31 +0000
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP!!!

I SINCERELY BEG FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN DISLODGING MY INHERITANCE IN YOUR
FAVOUR.

I AM MRS.LUBBE ETTEINNE, WIFE OF LATE MR.LUBBE JULIUS A SOUTH AFRICAN.MY
HUSBAND ALONG SIDE WITH MY ONLY SON DIED IN AN AUTO-CRASH FEW YEARS AGO.

RECENTLY, I WAS DIAGNOSED OF LUKEMIA (CANCER OF THE BLOOD), UNDER THE
PRESENT
CIRCUMSTANCES, I MAY NOT SURVIVE THIS SICKNESS.AS WE HAVE TRIED ALL
MEDICATIONS
TO NO AVAIL.I AM ONLY ALIVE TODAY THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD AND BY CONTINOUS
BLOOD TRANSFUSION.

IN ORDER TO FULFIL THE WISHES OF MY LATE HUSBAND, I HAVE DECIDED THAT I WILL
ASSIST THE NEEDY AND THE LESS PRIVILEDGED IN OUR SOCIETY.

BEFORE THE DETAH OF MY HUSBANDS HE DEPOSITED SOME AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE
TUNE OF US$5.240,000(FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) WITH A SECURITY COMPANY,THAT WAS SHIPPED UNDER THE DISGUISE
OF LOCAL GOODS FROM AFRICA TO BE PRODUCED IN EUROPE. THIS WAS WILLED TO ME
AFTER HIS DEATH.

WHAT I REQUIRE OF YOU, IS FOR YOU TO ACT ON MY BEHALF AS MY BENEFICIARY
(NEXT OF KIN) TO RECEIVE/CLAIM THE FUNDS FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST IN MAKING THIS TRANSACTION A SUCCESS,I WILL
REQUIRE YOU SEND TO ME YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS,WHICH I WILL USE TO
EFFECT LETTER OF AUTHORISATION IN YOUR NAME TO THE SECURITY COMPANY,
AUTHORISING YOU TO CLAIM THE PACKAGES ON MY BEHALF,ALSO YOU WILL BE REQUIRED
TO SEND TO ME YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASE IN COMMUNICATION.

AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PROJECT YOU WILL HAVE TO SEND 50% OF THE
TOTAL SUM TO ME HEAR IN AFRICA TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEDGED, YOU WILL
DISBURSE 30% TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEDGED IN YOUR SOCIETY TOO
(SPECIFICALLY CHILDREN CHARITY) WHILE YOU WILL RETAIN THE REMAINDER 20% FOR
YOURSELF,FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND KINDNESS.

UPON YOUR RESPONSE WE SHALL MOVE TO DOCUMENTATION PROPER AS I WILL AVAIL YOU
WITH THE FULL PICTURE OF THIS PROJECT.

PLEASE DO REMEMBER ME IN PRAYERS, BECAUSE ONLY PRAYERS CAN CHANGE MY PRESENT
HEALTH CONDITION.

I EXPECT YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE SOONEST.

PLEASE RESPOND TO MY ALTERNATE EMAIL ADDRESS: lubbeett77@excite.com

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.

SINCERELY,
MRS.LUBBE ETTEINNE

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