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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024025243 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • baloni_asim2005@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Hadiza Baloni <hadizabaloni52@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <baloni_asim2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:51:25 +0100
Subject: I will appreciate your quick response


From Mrs Hadiza Baloni Chase Farm Hospital Middlesex EN2 8JLLondon TELE/FAX:+447024025243
Dear Sir/Madam,
I Am Mrs Hadiza Baloni, I am married to Late Hilber Baloni of blessed memory who worked with Shell company for nine
years before he died in the year 2003.We were married for eighteen years and God bless us with a child who is
16years old now. My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only few days though it came as a shock to
me but i was able to handle the situation by carry along with my life by devoting myself to christian life. Since his death I too have been battling with both cancer and fibroid problems.When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of (Seven Million U.S. Dollars) with a bank here in europe. Presently, this money is still with
the bank. Recently,my doctor told me that I have only Four months to leave due to the detoriating sitution of my health.Though
i still have faith in me that i will leave. Having known my condition I decided to 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 that
will inherit this money and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by people I call believers.However i am taking this bold decision because my son is not old enough to handle this funds also there was an
accusation that my husband was poision by his brother to inherit his wealth.You will only be communicating with my
Son, Azim only as i cannot do that by myself because of my situtaion and also because of the presence of my
husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this latest development and i know With God
all things are possible. 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 prove you as the original- beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that I lived a life of a
worthy of emulation and devoted. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Your late response to my mail will give me room in sourcing for an
organisation or a devoted church for this same purpose.Until I hear from you, my dreams will rest squarely on your shoulders. May the Almighty God continue to guide and
protect you.
Kindly reply me back to my private mail box below.Email: baloni_asim2005@yahoo.co.uk
Regards,
Mrs Hadiza Baloni Kindly reply me back.

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