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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "million united states 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 "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.
  • +447045748890 (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.
  • lawchamber1@yahoo.co.uk
  • lawchambers1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Esther McQueen <mc_queen02_15@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:17:37 +0000
Subject: PLEASE USE MY FUND FOR THE CHARITIES; WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT
CHRIST IS VANITY UPON VANITY



Home Address6 Shepherds West London,W14 0DA United Kingdom.

Honorable lover of humanity,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am former Mrs. Alsha Fatima McQueen now Mrs. Esther McQueen, A widow to the Late Abdul Mohammed McQueen, I am 69 years old, I am a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast. From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than three months according to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.

My late husband was killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in Baghdad Iraq, when he traveled to Baghdad Iraq to monitor an Hospital/a Humanitarian Foundation (HHF) he was setting up for the benefit of the Baghdad masses, whose majority 99 percent of them are Muslims Islamic scholars and loyalists, During the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his businesses and wealth. Base on my doctors advised, I now decided to divide part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the churches in America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

I selected you after visiting the website and I prayed over it, now I am willing to donate the sum of US$15,200,000.00,Million United states Dollars to you for the less privileged. Please I want you to note that, this fund is deposited in a Security Company and upon my Attorney instruction, you will file in an application for the transfer of the fund in your name.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit is with you and your family.

I Await your Urgent Reply.

Kindly contact my US Attorney Shahan John William, Base in United Kingdom; Email address :( lawchamber1@yahoo.co.uk)Office Address: Marlow House,Lloyds Avenue, London EC3N 3AL, England (Main Office) Give Attorney Shahan John William a Call now, for the processing of the fund, Tel: +44 704-5748-890 also you can contact Mrs. Lisa Kilpatrick's the Secretary to Attorney Shahan John William in his Branch Office City Point, One Rope maker Street, London EC2Y 9HS, England through her email: (lawchambers1@yahoo.co.uk) She is always on sit to answer.

Yours in Christ

Mrs. Esther McQueen (JP)
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