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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Belisma Washburn" <mrs_belisma1@myway.com>
Reply-To: mrs_belisma@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 06:27:16 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Greetings from Mrs.Belisma Washburn










Greetings from Mrs.Belisma WashburnBefore I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious. This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners. I am Mrs. Belisma Washburn. from London. A widow to late Mr. ROBERTSON WASHBURN who was the former Branch chairman of the petroleum oil company in Kuwait for nine years, who perished in fatal accident on 18th July 2004 with (MISS CAROL GIFFIN.) of United States of America but before my late husband died I inherited all his business and wealth and he deposited USD15M,[Fifteen Million United States Dollars]cash in an ESCORW ACCOUNT in London. Before my husband died, he advised me on how i should transfer this money to any account of my choice when ever I am ready for that, he told me to contact an old friend of him who happened to be a retired World Bank Officer to help me in
executing this project but the matter turned worse when i heard that the man who is supposed to help me died on 13th Novermber 2006 when i was still at the hospital. Presently, this money is still in the bank and I decided to seek for whom his Name shall be used as the next of kin and the banking ethics does not allow such money to stay more than six years, because after five years the money will be called back to bank treasury as unclaimed bill . I am presently in the General hospital London where I have been undergoing treatment of cancer of the breast. I need a reliable and trustworthy person that can work this deal with me so that the bank will transfer the funds as mentioned above. There is no risk attached and the funds inquestion can never be dictated. Our sharing ratio is 60:40.If you are interested,Please send your Full Name, Contact Address and Phone Number. Regards,Mrs. Belisma Washburn.


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