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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • noelatraxler@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NOELA TRAXLER <noela_t8@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:52:09 +0200
Subject: FROM NOELA TRAXLER



Dearest Friend in Christ,

I am Mrs Noela Traxler,suffering from cancerous ailment.I am married to Eng Dr. James Traxler of SIERRA LEONE.

My husband died in the year 2006. My late husband deposited the sum of US$18 Million (Eighteen Million USD ONLY) a Private Security Company here in cotonou (republic du benin)west-africa.

Recently,my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the stroke and cancerous problems I am suffering from.I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows and charities,for the development of evangelism, less privileged and the orphans worldwide.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused.

Awaiting your urgent reply so that i will give you the contact of the attorney who is going to draft the whole paper-works in your name as my next of kin so that you can take delivery.

PLEASE REPLY ME TO THIS MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW:

noelatraxler@o2.pl With God all things are possible.

Remain bless

Your Sister in Christ,

Mrs. Noela Traxler


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Anti-fraud resources:

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