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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • don_williams01@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "don williames" <don_williames16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: don_williams01@myway.com
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:07:47 +0000
Subject: Mr. Roy J. Wouters

Dear Wouters,

I do not know you personally but I am writing you this email base on trust
and sincerity of my heart and absolute trust that you will understand this
matter and the need of assisting me over this issue As I am a British
citizen with a god fearing looking for an honest Person to move along in
this matter with all the diligence.

My name is Mr.Don Williams I was a good friend to Late Mr. Roy J. Wouters, a
national of your country, who until his death has no wife nor son or
daughter to claim his funds hence he died here.

He was a Contractor and has spent most of his life in my country United
Kingdom. Mr.Roy J.Wouters were involved in the recent terrorist Bomb blast
in London on July 7,2005 and unfortunately he lost his life on the 8th day
of July, 2005 at St. George Hospital, London Atlantic Highland, Since then I
have made several enquiries to your country Embassy to locate any of my
friends extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful hence: he Has
no next-of-kin at the time of his death.

After these several unsuccessful attempts to trace any Member of his
immediate family hence I contact you. I am contacting you to assist in
repatriating the assets and Capital valued at US$5.5million left behind by
my friend before it gets confiscated by the Finance Company where these huge
deposits are.

The said Finance Company in United Kingdom has issued me a notice to provide
the next of Kin or have the Treasury bill confiscated since I was the only
known and close associate they know.

Since I have been unsuccessful in my efforts locating any of my friend's
relatives for few Months now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next
of kin to the deceased since you have a similar name ,so that the proceeds
of this treasury bill can be paid to you rather than been confiscated by the
Finance Company as the maturity of payment of this fixed amount have come
and gone living the money in the custody of the Finance Company without any
direction of use this have caused the Finance Company to have an eyebrow
since they found out the my late friend is among the victim of the bomb
blast that lost his life, I having been living under anxiety and pressure as
I know this fund can turn my life around if I can find a sincere partner to
team with and have our mind focused in this cause so that have this fund
secured and transferred out to your account fast to avoid confiscation by
the Finance Company or declaring the money dormant and unserviceable.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response and full indication vividly
to work with me to actualize this issue, we shall then discuss the sharing
ratio and modalities for claim.

I have all the necessary information as what to do in this regards for
proper commencement of this claim. All I require from you is your honest
cooperation to stand firmly and proper confidentiality of this issue to you
only to avoid security lapses which can be very anti to this very issue,
maturity of the mind is what matters in this case to take your decision like
a man whether to embark or not in this than consultation of parties into
this issue is not welcomed as I explained thank you.

I guarantee and vow that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the law.Respond
through my alternative email address: Don_williams01@myway.com

I wait to hear from you soon.

Best regards,

Mr. Don Williams

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