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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • chris.vernable@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. TRACY WINTERSPOON" <charleshills@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: chris.vernables@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:37:41 +0200
Subject: GREETINGS


Dear Sir/Madam,

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for my condition, but to complete my vision and mission; because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is Mrs. Tracy Winterspoon, Age 59, a merchant in United Kingdom, Australia and France and other Europe countries. I have been diagnosed with Cervical Cancer and Oncology channel (Deadly virus infection of the heart). It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, but i am also going for an operation in the next few hours from now according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well and also know that my husband died some years ago in a ghastly motor accident,the only man whom i love so much in my life.

Though, 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. Now that I have willed and given most of my property / Estates to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I have decided to give also to charitable 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 charitable organizations in the Asia continent and some countries in Africa. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charitable organizations in Bulgaria, India and Iraq they refused and kept the money to themselves.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my money/funds which no one knows of, expect my Lawyer, this huge cash deposit of $2,610,240.00 USD that I have with a Financial Firm abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charitable organizations you know about that need financial assistance / help. I have set aside 20% for you and your time, during this Great task and this 20% you will receive after you have made claims of the funds from the Financial firm and You will also need to travel to the Financial firm were the funds is been deposited to make claims of this funds personally or if you cannot travel then you can arrange with the Financial firm on how you will be able to receive the funds without you traveling down and then carry out my last wish/will.

I wish you all the best and be of good trust to my last wish/will and please use the funds well and always extend the Good work to others. Contact my lawyer and tell him that I have Will $2,610,240.00 USD to you and i have also notified him that I am WILLING that above amount to you as my Beneficiary for a specific and Good work and know that my lawyer is in possession of all the documents you need to carry out claiming procedures with the Financial firm were the funds are deposited and there are some financial obligation that you will need to settle first with the financial firm before the funds will be released / transferred to you by the financial firm.

I got your contact information's from the internet after a discrete search carried out by my care manager (Bed Assistant Nurse) in the hospital were i am receiving treatments.

MY LAWYER CONTACT INFORMATIONS.
NAME: BARR. CHRIS VENABLES
EMAIL: chris.vernable@yahoo.co.uk

Remained blessed,
Truly Yours,
MRS. TRACY WINTERSPOON.

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