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

Fraud email example:

From: "Vivian Salem" <vivian.salem25@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:54:46 +0100
Subject: Urgent Response!!


My name is Mrs.Vivian Salem, wife of late Salem Nasim in Iraq,One year ago,
I lost my husband Nasim and three children - Husam, 15 years old , Wasim, 12
years old and Merna, 6years old, this happened when American tank shelled
our car as the family attempted to flee heavy fighting in Baghdad View the
Website below for detailed story of how i lost my family.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/04/vivians_story/html/1.stmBefore
my husband and children were killed, he deposited the sum of $2.5
million (Two Million five hundred thousand Dollars) in a bank. My Doctor
told me that I would not last for the next three months due to illness.
Having known my condition I decided to donate this funds to a church or
better still a God fearing individual that will utilize this money the way I
am going to instruct herein.

I want an individual that will use this fund for orphanages and humanity
work. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit
this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my
husband´s hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don´t want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. As soon as I
receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank. I will also
issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the original-
beneficiary of this fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. This
must be kept confidential from eyes and ears of my husband's family. Hoping
to hear from you.

Thanks,
Mrs.Vivian Salem.

Please forward your response to my personal email address
vivsalem@gmail.com, Thanks

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