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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 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.
  • mchumbahayden01@yahoo.no (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info01@mchsi.com (mchumbahayden01@yahoo.no)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:44:17 +0000
Subject: Hello -- from Mrs. Hayden!!

MY NAME IS MCHUMBA HAYDEN UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN BREMER HOSPITAL


SOUTH AFRICA.I AM MARRIED TO MATTHEW HAYDEN WHO WORKED WITH BRITISH JUDICAL


COMMISSION IN ENGLAND BEFORE HIS DEATH ON THE 5TH OF JULY 2003.HE MADE A VOW


TO USE HIS WEALTH FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED.HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF 10 MILLION


POUNDS WITH ONE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.PRESENTLY, HIS MONEY IS STILL WITH


THE COMPANY.RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I WILL NOT LAST FOR THE NEXT 4



MONTHS DUE TO A RARE FORM OF CANCER OF THE PANCREAS BUT WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST


IS MY STROKE.I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUNDS TO A GOD FEARING PERSON WHO


WILL UTILISE IT AS MY HUSBAND WISHED. DIRECT YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL FOR


MORE INFORMATION AND FOR SAKE OF CONFIDENTIALITY [mchumbahayden01@yahoo.no].


THANK YOU. MRS MCHUMBA HAYDEN.



















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MY NAME IS MCHUMBA HAYDEN UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT IN BREMER HOSPITAL


SOUTH AFRICA.I AM MARRIED TO MATTHEW HAYDEN WHO WORKED WITH BRITISH JUDICAL


COMMISSION IN ENGLAND BEFORE HIS DEATH ON THE 5TH OF JULY 2003.HE MADE A VOW


TO USE HIS WEALTH FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED.HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF 10 MILLION


POUNDS WITH ONE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE.PRESENTLY, HIS MONEY IS STILL WITH


THE COMPANY.RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I WILL NOT LAST FOR THE NEXT 4



MONTHS DUE TO A RARE FORM OF CANCER OF THE PANCREAS BUT WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST


IS MY STROKE.I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUNDS TO A GOD FEARING PERSON WHO


WILL UTILISE IT AS MY HUSBAND WISHED. DIRECT YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL FOR


MORE INFORMATION AND FOR SAKE OF CONFIDENTIALITY [mchumbahayden01@yahoo.no].


THANK YOU. MRS MCHUMBA HAYDEN.

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