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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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• 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.
  • carolsmith152@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Carol Smith <smith.carol56@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:07:12 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: God bless you,


God bless you,

I am Mrs.Carol Smith, from London a widow to late Mr. Almond Smith,
I am 61 years old, I am a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast, flora all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldn,t live more than three months, according to my doctors,and in all indication regards to medical analysis, this is because thecancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage that no hope for me to be a living person again,

My late husband was killed during the u.s. raidagainst terrorism in Afghanistan, and during the period of our marriage we could not produce any child.my late husband was very wealthy andafter his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. the doctorshas advised me that I may not live for more than six months, so I now decided to divide the part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the church in America, Africa, Asia and europe especiallycreate solution to problem of less privileged ones and alphanage homes.iselected you after visiting the website I prayed and fast for threeweeks over it, I am willing to donate the sum of $9,000.000.00 U.S.dollars, to the less privileged.

Please i want you to note that fund is lying in a security company in london, and upon my instruction,you will file in an application for the transfer of the money in your name.
Lastly honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used forthe said purpose even though im late then, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity and I made the promise to god that the fund will be use to build his temple.
May the grace of our lord Jesus the love of god and the fellowship of god bewith you and your family.

Please do contact me on my private email address; carolsmith152@yahoo.co.uk

And please indicate:
Your full name, your age, your occupation, your Address, your contact Telephone and fax numbers respectively.

God blesses you.

Mrs.Carol Smith,




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