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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)
• 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.
  • carowilly2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Carol Williams" <carowilly17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: carowilly2@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:35:59 +0000
Subject: Urgent Assistance

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to seek your willingness and kindness to assist me in a
legitimate funds transfer as a beneficiary for the proparties. i implore you
to please go through this and sympathise with me. i am Mrs. Carol Williams,
wife of late Mr George Williams, a Nigeria/International Businessman who was
murdered on the 6 day of October,2002,by some Unknown Gunmen. I am survived
with Two children(Daughters)to the Glory of God for him,due to our Africa
low believe all his fabulous wealths and properties where inherited by his
close relatives,simply because i did not bear a male child for their late
brother,now leaving and my two daughters in a real difficult situation.

As God will want things early this year 2006,one of his faithful Lawyers
secretly came to me with some documents covering my late husband as the
beneficiary of some funds amounting to the tune of 25.350,000.000,(Twenty
Five Million Three Hundred And Fifty United State Dollars)which he kept in a
reputation Security Company(The Lawyer) promised to help me liased with the
Security Company and make change of ownership to a Foriegn Account and to
tender all Valid/Legal Documents for the new beneficiary to enable Him/Her
make claims of the funds.

Please if you are the God sent to help me and my daughters from this
hardship,i will want you to indicate your willingness to help,so thati
Refer/Entrust you to the Lawyer straight. i have set aside 25% of the total
sum for your assistance and kindness,where you will advice me on a
profitable business in your country for my daughters as they are the only
hope i have in life.if you are interested and willing to help, please send
the following personal data"S and informations Viz:

Your personal Phone Number
Fax Number
Occupation
Company Name
Country.

Please help a widow for the merciful God will keep rewarding you.i will be
pleased if my request is not ignored., or you can contact me on my private
email address at carowilly2@hotmail.com

Best Regard,
Mrs. Carol Williams.

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