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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying widow" 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.
  • georgeroyson@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "aisha ahmed" <destinybst@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: georgeroyson@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:23:10 +0100
Subject: HELLO

I am Evangelist
Mrs vicky A, a widow to late Richard A.
brown, I am 30 yrs old, I am now a
new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast,
from all indication my condition is really deteriorating and it's quit
obvious that I won't live more than ten months, According to my
doctors.
This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.
My
late husband killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in
Afghanistan,
and during the period of our marriage we had a 23 yrs old son who died
in an auto crash three years ago. My late husband was very wealthy and
after his death I inherited all his business and wealth.
The doctor has
advice me that I may not live for more than then months, so I now
decided to divide the part of this wealth, to contribute to the
development
of the church in Africa, America, Asia and also in Europe.
I prayed
over it. I am willing to donate the sum of Five Million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars to the less
privileged. Please I want you to note that this fund is lying in a
C B N Central Bank of Nigeria, and upon my instruction, my attorney who
presently is in
Asia distributing relief materials to the victims of the bomb blast in
Hong Kong, will file in an application for the transfer of the money in
your name.
Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will
be used for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that
wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity. May the Grace of our Lord
Jesus the love of God and the fellowship of God is with you and your
family. I await your urgent reply.
Please, kindly get back to me on my
private E-mail address: (georgeroyson@yahoo.com), if you are willing to
help
for further details and directive.
Yours In Christ.Mrs Vicky A.

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