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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • dwallace_06@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david wallace" <walacedavid3@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:22:04 -0900
Subject: from David




From: David Wallace, Esq. (For Trustees)
8 Middle Temple Lane, Ground Floor, Temple,
London, EC4Y 9AA

Bequest notification

I represent the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Martin
Wilzek; afresh, I attempt to inform you as my earlier letter was returned
undelivered. I hereby try to reach you again with this same email ID.
I wish to notify you that late Engr. Martin Wilzek made you one of the
recipients of the benefits of his WILL and Testament. He apportioned the sum
of Five Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars to you in the codicil and last
testament to his Will.

It may sound odd and mind-boggling to you since no member of the family
seems to know you, but it is factual. Being a widely traveled man, he must
have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were preferred by
one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Until his death,
Engr. Martin Wilzek was a former managing director and pioneer staff of a
giant construction company. He was a very religious person who loved to
share with others. His great humanity earned him numerous awards during his
life time. Engr. Martin Wilzek died on February 9, 2004 at the age of 90
years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.
According to him, this money is to help the needy. If, I reach you, as I
wish,
endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible so that issue can be
concluded.
Also, do send me your telephone number for further clarification on this
matter. I expect to hear from you in no far-flung time.

Forward all correspondence to this email contact:dwallace_06@yahoo.co.uk

Yours truly,

David Wallace, Esq.

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