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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • lubbeett502@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • lubbeett500@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?lubbe=20etteinne?= <lubbeett502@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: lubbeett500@myway.com
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:08:51 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP !!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: lubbeett502@yahoo.co.uk

I SINCERELY BEG FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN

DISLODGING MY CLAIMS IN YOUR FAVOUR.


I AM MRS.LUBBE ETTEINNE, WIFE OF LATE MR.LUBBE

JULIUS A SOUTH AFRICAN.MY HUSBAND ALONG SIDE

MY ONLY SON DIED IN AN AUTO-CRASH FEW YEARS AGO.


RECENTLY, I AM 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 TO ASSIST THE

NEEDY AND THE LESS PRIVILEDGED IN OUR SOCIETY.


BEFORE THE DETAH OF MY HUSBAND HE DEPOSITED

SOME HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE TUNE OF

US$25.240,000 (TWENTY-FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND

FORTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WITH A

SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE,THAT WAS SHIPPED UNDER

THE DISGUISE OF LOCAL GOODS FROM AFRICA TO BE

PRODUCED IN EUROPE(WHICH THEN MEANS THAT THE SECURITY FIRM ARE NOT AWARE OF WHAT IT CONTAIN).THIS WAS WILLED TO ME

AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND.


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 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 ABROAD TOO (SPECIFICALLY

CHILDREN CHARITY) WHILE YOU WILL RETAIN THE

REMAINDER 20% FOR YOURSELF,FOR YOUR

ASSISTANCE.


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: lubbeett500@myway.com


THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.

SINCERELY,



MRS.LUBBE ETTEINNE

- lubbe etteinne

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