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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" 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.
  • thomas_james4040@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • thomas_james750@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?thomas=20james?= <thomas_james4040@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: thomas_james750@myway.com
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 15:46:06 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: +Urgent Reply From Portugal+


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: thomas_james4040@yahoo.co.uk

Kindest Attention:



My name is Mr. Thomas James, I am from Portugal .I

have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer. It has

defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now

I have only about a few months to live,according to

medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life

sowell, as I never really cared for anyone (not even

myself)but mybusiness. Though I am very rich, I was

never generous, I was always hostile to people and

only focused on my business as that was the only thing

I cared for.But now I regret all this as I now know

that there is more to life than just wanting to have

or make all the money in the world. I believe when God

gives me a second chance to come to this world I would

live my life a different way from how I have lived it.



Now that God has called me, I have willed and given

most of my property and assets to my immediate and

extended family members as well as few close friends

.I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul

so, I have decided to give alms to charity

organizations, as I want this to be one of the last

good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have Distributed

money to some charity organizations in theU.A.E,

Somalia and Malaysia. Now that my health has

deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself

any more. I once asked members of my family to close

one of my accounts and distribute the money which I

have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and

Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to

themselves.



Hence, I do not trust them any more, as they seem not

to be contended with what I have left for them. The

last of my money which no one knows of is the

hugecash deposit of Ten Million United States

Dollars($10,000,000,00) that I have with an Asset

Management Company Abroad. I will want you to

help mecollect this deposit and dispatch it to charity

organizations.



N/B:Kindly note that 35% of this funds must go to the

tsunami victims,60% to other Charity Organization and

5% for your effort and time.



I cannot talk with you on the phone due to my health

situation, as I am using my Lap Top Computer to

communicate with you. You should respond

to thise-mail if you are interested in carrying out this

assignment on my behalf.



Urgent Reply Needed.


Please send your reply to this email: thomas_james750@myway.com



God be with you.



Mr. Thomas James.




- thomas james

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