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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • smithadams50@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev.Father Eric Nielsen" <widomsmind1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 16:32:41 +0200
Subject: Church donations



Greetings, Please join me to work for the lord. I am Reverend Father Eric Nielsen a catholic priest of the Cathedral Church Rome Italy. I am soliciting for your help to assist us in a search for comfortable properties to buy in your Country for the establishment of Churches as I have decided to spread all our funds raised and contributions mainly to the development of charity in Africa, America, Asia and Europe. I need your trust.

November last year 2006, we received a donation of US$10Million dollars from a 68 years old wealthy Kuwait business woman a long time breast Cancer patient. She decided to donate these funds to us in order to enhance God’s work and to benefit charity because of her deteriorating cancer condition which has gotten to a very bad stage. According to the doctors she won’t live more than 2 months.

I need you to collect this fund and distribute it yourself. The funds will be entirely in your hands and management. I hope God gives you the wisdom to touch very many lives that is my main concern.20% of this money will be for your time and efforts, while 80% goes to charity. I found your e-mail address in the web directory, and I have decided to contact you.
I will give you more details and position of the funds as soon as I receive your reply.Please I need your urgent reply to enable us carry out this project together for the benefit of charity.

Please Send your reply to me through my Personal Assistance on this e-mail below.
smithadams50@netscape.net
God bless you.

Rev.Father Eric Nielsen

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