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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • judithsw009@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "judithsww01@terra.es" <judithsww01@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:59:20 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: From: Mrs Judith Williams.



From: Mrs Judith Williams.
E-mail:judithsw009@yahoo.com.hk

Dear Friend,
My name is Mrs Judith Williams am 75yrs old of age, i stay in new york
city, USA.I am a good merchant, I have several industrial companies
and good share in various banks in the world.I spend all my life on
investment and coporate business. all the way i lost my husband and two
beautiful kids in fatal accident that occur in November 5th 2003.
I am a very greedy woman with all cost i dont know much and care about
people, since when I have an experience of my it difficult to sleep
and give rest.

later in the year 2004 Febuary i was sent a letter of medical check up,
as my personal Doctor testify that i have a lung cancer, which can easily
take off my life soon.I found it uneasy to survive myself, because a lot of
investment cannot be run and manage by me again. I quickly call up a pastor/prophet
to give me positive thinking on this solution, as my adviser.He minister to me to
share my properties ,wealth, to motherless baby/orphanage homes/people that
need money for survivor both student that need money/ business woman and man
for their investment and for future rising. So i am writing this letter to
people who really need help from me both student in college, to contact me
urgently. so that i can make available preparation on that.especially women of
the day, who are divorced by their husband, why they cannot survive the mist
of feeding theirself.

please contact me and stop weeping. probably let me now what you
really need the money for, and if you can still help me to distribute
money to nearest orhanages homes near your town. now am so much with
God, am now born again. May you be blessed, as you reach me,please to
remind you, dont belongs to scammers or any act of fraudlent on
internet. I will give more information to you as i await your response
immediately.

Respond to me throught this email address: judithsw009@yahoo.com.hk

Best Regards
Mrs Judith Williams






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