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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.
• 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.
  • mrsmaria_bazan30@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "pf ch" <pf_ch57@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:14:24 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP URGENT

Dear: sir/Madam
I Am Mrs Maria Bazan,named person from Peru. I am married to Late Hilber
Bazan of blessed memory who worked with Shell company for nine years
beforehe died in the year 2003We were married for fifteen years with a
child.Hedied after a brief illness that lastedfor only four days Since his
death I too have been battling with bothancerand fibroid problems.When my
late husband was alive he deposited the sumof$10 Million (ten Million U.S.
Dollars) with an oversea bank.Presently,

this money is still with the bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that
Iwouldnot last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Though
whatdisturbs me most is my stroke ickness. Having known my condition I
decidedto solicit for your assistance to help me claim this fund as I am
going to
instruct here in. I took this decision because I have only a child
thatwillinherit this money and I don't want myhusband's hard earned money to
bemisused by people I call unbelievers. I don't want a situation where
thismoney will be used in an unholy manner.Hence the reason for taking this
bold decision. You will only becommunicating with my child only as i cannot
do that because of my
situtaionand also because of the presence of my husband's relatives around
mealways.
I don't want them to know abot this development.

With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I
shallgive you the contact of the bank. I will also issue you a letter
ofauthority that will prove you as the original- beneficiary of this
fund.Myhappiness is that I lived a life of a truth worthy of
emulation.Please always be prayerful all through your life.Any elay in your
reply will give me room in sourcing for a organisation oradevoted for this
same purpose. Until I hear from you, my dreams will restsquarely on your
shoulders. May the Almighty God continue to guide
andprotect you.Kindly reply me back to my private mail box below:
mrsmaria_bazan30@yahoo.co.uk
Regards,
Mrs maria baza

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