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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "santos nancy" <santosnancy44@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:31:46 -0400
Subject: Greetings:

FROM MRS NANCY SANTOS,MALAYSIA.

NEED A GODLY PERSON WHO CAN
HANDLE US$21M PROJECT IN A
CHARITY HOME.
EMAIL: santos_nan@o2.pl

ATTN.

I AM MRS NANCY SANTOS,THE WIFE OF LATE MR EL ZARAH
SANTOS.I AM A WIDOW AND HAVE NO CHILD ALSO ON A SICK BED
FACING CANCER OF THE BREAST WHICH HAS LASTED FOR 9 MONTHS
NOW.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND HE DEPOSITED US$21M IN
A SECURITY COMPANY OUT SIDE MALAYSIA WITHOUT LETTING ANY
OTHER PERSON KNOW EXCEPT ME THE WIFE,HE MADE THIS MONEY WHEN HE
WAS WORKING WITH THE MALAYSIAN CENTRAL PRINTING AND MINTING
COY.AND THE MONEY WAS PACKED IN A DIPLOMATIC BOX AND MOVE THE
SAME WAY DIPLOMATIC TO A SECURITY COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING AND
TO AVOID HIS COMPANY NOT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS MONEY.

I AM 59 YEARS NOW AND I AM IN THE LORD BECAUSE ,I WANT
WHO WILL GO AND CLEAR THE CONSIGNMENT OUT FROM THE SECURITY
COMPANY AND USE THE MONEY TO SET UP A CHARITY HOME AND ALSO
ASSIST CHURCHES ,WHO CAN HANDLE THIS MONEY VERY WELL,
I CAN NOT WALK NOW AND I CAN GIVE UP ANY TIME SO I
WANT THIS MONEY TO BE OUT NOW SINCE I HAVE INFORMED
THE SECURITY COMPANY ABOUT MY CONDITION AND SAID THAT
ANY PERSON I APPOINT AS MY REPRESENTATIVE
SHOULD COME WITH A LETTER OF AUTHORISATION FROM ME FOR
THE CLEARING OF THE CONSIGNMENT.

NOTE THAT THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT THE
CONTENT OF THE CONSIGNMENT IS MONEY ,THEY KNOW IT AS A
FAMILY TREASURE SO IS ONLY I AND YOU THAT KNOWS THE
CONTENT OF THE BOX..YOU CAN SET UP THE CHARITY HOME ANY
PLACE OF YOUR CHOICE INCLUDING YOUR COUNTRY,AM IN THE
HOSPITAL NOW SO I WANT GOD TO TAKE GLORY BEFORE I DIE,SO I
WANT THIS MONEY TO BE USED IN THIS WAY SO TAKE IT AS YOUR
OWN AS SOON AS YOU CLEAR IT, YOU PAY IT INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT AND DEDUCT ANY EXPENCES YOU MADE IN PROCESS OF
GETING THIS OUT INCLUDING YOUR TELEPHONE BILL,,I WANT
YOU TO START THE PROJECT SOON,DUE TO MY HEALTH MY
DOCTOR PLACED A KIND OF BED REST ON MY COMMUNICATION
LIMIT.

AWAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

MRS NANCY SANTOS

NB: Kindly send futher correspondence to this Email santos_nan@o2.pl

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