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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • magrethatch77@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: magret hatch <magrethatch77@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:19:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Thanks For Your Response


Dearest One,

I got your mail and am happy for the urgency you gave through this reply, I have come to believe that you are the one to carry on with this ardous project of help to humanity.Going through your response,I am inclined to beleive that you are almighty sent.This is not in any way a money making venture,so you should pray before undertaking this project so that you can be guided well on its implementation.

Like I told you in my first mail,I am a cancer widow,whom doctors have comfirmed my death in the next few months, If I am destined to die,so it be,as I am not afraid of death ,as I lived a life of a good Christian,worthy of emulation,my biggest problem now,is what happens to the large amount of money we deposited in a Finance Company there in Europe.Knowing fully well that if I die,I do not have a direct relation who will take care of the money,as I am the only surviving Child of my late parents.

Futhermore,my late husband has relations who are fanatical muslims,and do not like us as a Christian convert.They fought me and my late husband before he died just because of our new religion(Christianity).This has made me and my husband,before his death to vow that they will not get any dime from us in life or in death.
Bearing in mind my travail,I have decided to donate this fund to a christian organisation,individual of good repute or a god fearing person,who will inturn,after receiving the fund,will donate it to Churches,Orphanges,Old people's home and Cancer research centeres as I will instruct for the help of humanity.

My intention is to make you a beneficiary to this fund,already deposited in a Finance Company,by sending to you an Appointment letter,which you will sign and send to the Company,informing them that I have just made you the new beneficiary to our fund.At this they will make necessary verifications on the claim and get back to me.

At the receipt of this mail,I demand from you,the following information,for the preparation of the Appointment Letter which will make and mandate you as the new beneficiary of the fund.

1 Your full names
2 Your address
3 Country of Origin/ Residence
4 Phone number
5 Sex,( Male or Female)
6 Age and Marital Status

Please do find it important to send all these information,as they are vital for the Preparation of Appointment/ Authorisation letter.

Until I hear from you,the future of the poor ones rest on your shoulders.Reply me at my alternative email address at,
magrethatch77@yahoo.com
May God bless you. Mrs Magret Hatch


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