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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447040118757 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • linkse@safe-mail.net
  • ruth_bill4@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ruth bill" <ruth_bill4@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:52:01 +0000
Subject: Re: Beloved


Dear beloved
Thank you for your mail, to god be the glory that am getting well. I am in
the hasana Hospital where I am undergoing treatment. Please my child I dont
have much time to stay in this world I want you to carry out this
transaction immediatle because am afraid anything can happen anytime. When
the transaction is over you can come and see me if am still alive then but I
pray to be alive and see how my money is used to help people. Below is the
security company address, try and contact then and tell then that you are
contacting them in the respect of Mrs Bill fund which is in thier costody.
And please keep me update if there is any problem.

NAME TO CONTACT: MR. Morgan Alberto
EMAIL: linkse@safe-mail.net
PHONE: +447040118757
FAX: +447030404631
Much Christian Love
Regards,
Mrs Ruth Bill



>From: "Justin Thyme" <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com>
>Reply-To: justinthym@googlemail.com
>To: "ruth bill" <ruth_bill4@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Beloved
>Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:16:29 +0100
>
>Dear Ruth
>
>You look quite well to me. Which hospital are yhou in, we may be able to
>come and visit you
>
>Justin Thyme
>
>
>
>On 7/20/06, Justin Thyme <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com> wrote:
>>
>>Dear Ruth
>>
>>I ahve talked this over with my beloved wife Rosemary and she thinls we
>>should get to know you much better before we start giving you our private
>>inforamtion
>>
>>Justin Thyme
>>
>>
>>On 7/20/06, ruth bill <ruth_bill4@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Beloved beloved Justin,
>> I must let you know that your email has brought life into me.My dear i
>>want you to know that i am presently in hasana Hospital here inKenya that
>>
>>is mainly made for foreigners and i must tell you they are taking good
>>care
>>of me.
>>
>> Beloved I assure you this is a very simple process, and have in mind
>>that
>>the funds was deposited in a security company here inKenya but was moved
>>to
>>their corresponding office inLondonfor safe keeping, my dear i want you to
>>
>>
>>know that you will not have to travel to anywhere all we will need to do
>>is
>>for the security company to recognize you as the beneficiary of the funds
>>so
>>that the funds can be transferred to you directly.
>>
>>I want you to know that my main aim is to do something the lord will
>>appriciate before i leave this earth. Please assure me that you are ready
>>to
>>open a Motherless babies homein my name (Mrs Ruth Bill )
>>
>>Please do reconfirm your details which i will need to know you better,
>>after
>>that i will then give you the details of the security company so that you
>>will contact them for them to recognize you, my dear child i want you to
>>know that this will not take us more that 10 working days if we act
>>accodingly.
>> So do send to me the details i need to know you better as stated below:
>>
>>your full name
>>Phone and Fax number
>>Contact address
>>Age and Occupation
>>
>> Regards,
>>Mrs. Ruth Bill
>>
>>
>>
>> >From: "Justin Thyme" <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com>
>> >Reply-To: justinthym@googlemail.com
>> >To: justin_thyme@inoutbox.com
>> >Subject: You have touched my heart
>> >Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:45:27 +0100
>> >
>> >*
>> >* Hello! How are you feeling? Well I hope. I read your letter to me, I
>>am
>>
>> >deeply moved by your sad plight. I do not know if there is anything I
>>can
>> >do
>> >to help you. But if I can I would be only to glad.
>> >
>> >yours
>> >Justin Thyme
>>
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