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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.
  • pieterhans@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " veraedwardsc@yahoo.com" <veraedwardscttqfb@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:22:27 +0500
Subject: HELLO


Hello,

My name is Mrs.Vera Edward I am a dying woman who had decided to donate
what I have to you. I am 59 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about 2
years ago,immediately after the death of my husband, who had left me
everything he worked for. I have been touched by God to donate from what I
have inherited from my late husband to the you for the good work of
God,rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds
ungodly.I have asked God to forgive me all my sins and i believe he has
because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation,and i pray
that i survive the operation. I have decided to WILL/donate the sum of
$5,500,000(five million five hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good
work of the lord, and to help the motherless,less privileged and also for
the assistance of the widows. At the moment I cannot take any telephone
calls, due to the fact that my relatives are around me and i have been
restricted by my doctor from taking telephone calls because i deserve all
thee rest i can get.Presently,I have informed my lawyer about my decision in
WILLING this fund to you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord
bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the
good work to others. Kindly Contact my lawyer through this email address
pieterhans@netscape.net if you are interested,so that he can arrange the
release of the funds ($5,500,000.00) to you.I know I have never met you but
I have been directed to do this by God,and i hope you act sincerely. NB: I
will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is
accomplished,as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish, due
to the fact that i do not want relatives or family members standing in the
way of my last wish.

Love,
Mrs.Vera Edward

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