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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.
• 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • mrsmarylinda@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mrsmarylinda4real@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?mrsmary=20linda?= <mrsmarylinda@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mrsmarylinda4real@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:20:09 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: This Matter Is Very Urgent


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mrsmarylinda@yahoo.co.uk





I am Mrs Mary Linda, I am 35years old; a native of NIGERIAN. My

late father was killed by his business associate in 2001,and during the

period i married we had a son which both of them was also killed in a cold

blood a year later, I am now afriad of showing myself out to them (Business

Associate Including members of my Family) as all are wanting to deny or

kill me too, as a woman All because after the death of my father,


I inherited all his business and wealth. Currently, I am suffering from

long time cancer of the brest. From all indications,my condition is really

deteriorating and is quite obvious that I may not live more than six

months, because the cancer stage has gotten to a very Severe stage. Infact,

my personal physician told me that I may not live for more than six months

and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part of this

wealth,by contributing to the well beign of less privileged people and

handicapped in the society of Asian,which is in my place,


America Europe and African Countries. This mission, which will no doubt

be tasking had made me to recently relocate from my family house to new

place where I live presently due to the preassure my family members are

giving me as they want to share the fund within themself's which i don't

want. I selected you for this Purpose and prayed over it,


I am willing to donate the sum of $35,300,000.00 Million US Dollars to

you for the development of the well beign of handicapped in the society and

also as aids for the less privileged around your country,and i have mapped

out $3,300,000.00 for your own personal use to help me for this work.

Please note that, this funds is currently lying in a Security Company in

Europe and, therefore my ATTORNEY will file an immediate application for the

transfer of the money in your name or your home.Please,do not reply me if

you have the intention of using this funds for personal use,than enhancement of the

comfort of the Handicapped.Lastly,


I will also want you to forword to me your information as follows,

Address office and home phone and fax #.

2. Name, Address, Phone and Fax # of your Bank.

3. Account # of Beneficiary, Routing, Swift or

Telex # of your Bank.

I want you/your home to be praying for me as regards my entire life and

my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual rebirth

lately that wealth acquisition without God in one's life is vanity upon

vanity.


I await your urgent reply. My Alternative email address is mrsmarylinda4real@yahoo.ca


Mrs Mary Linda

- mrsmary linda

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