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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • williamsfidelis01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: williams fidelis <williamsfidelis01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: williamsfidelis@myway.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:22:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT PLEASE


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: williamsfidelis01@yahoo.com

VERY VERY URGENT PLEASE

- Dear Friend,I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I inany manner compel you to honour the content against your will. I aFidelis William, I work with a bank (one of the leading banks in Africaere in this bank exists a dormant account for the past 6 years wbelongs to an American national who is now late, Mr. John Cuthbertsowho died onAlaska Airlines on Alaska Airline Flight 261 in January 31, 2000Referenchttp://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/this account for this long period, I decided to carry ouinvestigation and discovered that none of the family members nor relationsof the late person is aware of this account. Now I want an accounoverseas where the bank will transfer this fund.Thereafter, I will destroy all related documents to this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operatiaccumulated interest is US$ 25,500,000.00 (Twenty five million, five !
hundrethousand, US Dollars only). Now my questions are: -1. Can you handle this project?Can I give you this trust? 3. What will be your commission if you can facilitate the movement of this fund to your account? Consider these and get back to me as soon as possible with your full names,private telephone and fanumbers,correspondingpostal address, etc.Finally, it is my humble request that the information as contained herein be accorded with every confidentiality and the necessary secrecy it deservesI expect your urgent response to this request.Respectfully yoursMr.Fidelis Williams.

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