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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.
  • barr_omarlouis2@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Omar Louis" <barr_omarlouis4@msn.com>
Reply-To: barr_omarlouis2@sify.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:15:22 +0000
Subject: very urgent

Dear friend

Greetings, I am Mrs. Ada Sani, a widow to Late Sheik Mohammed Sani,I am
64 years old,,suffering from long time cancer of the breast.From all
indications
my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't
live more than Six months according to my doctors. This is because the
damage the cancer has done to me is very bad .My late husband was killed
during the US raid against terrorism in Afghanistan, and during the period
of our blissful marriage we couldn'produce any child of our own. My late
husband was very wealthy andafter his death,I inherited all his business and
wealth.
The doctorhas advised me that I may not live for more than Six months
and that itis only by the power of God [Allah] that can determine my life
span,soI now decided to divide part of this wealth,to contribute tothe
development of the less privilegded in America,Asia and Europe.
I selected you after visiting the website and I prayed over it, I am willing
to donate the sum of $18.000,000.00Million U.S Dollars to you for theless
privileged.Please I want you tonote that,this fund is lying in a security
Firm and upon my instuction,you will file in an application for the transfer
of the money in yourname.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for
the said purpose.if you are interested kindly contact
my lawyer mr omar louis through is email :barr_omarlouis2@sify.com.

Please include your contact information.
MayGod [Allah] be with you and your family.

I await your response.
Regards and God Bless.
Mr Omar Louis c/o Mrs.Adasani

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