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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. )
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • susanheil@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SUSAN E. HEIL." <gracesmitho@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: susanheil@sify.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:33:36 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GREETINGS


HELLO DEAR,
GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
I AM SUSAN HEIL EILEEN, 60 YEARS OLD AND A WIDOW TO LATE GORDON HEIL.
I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERT SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF
THE LUNG, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING
AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN 2 MONTHS,
ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS,THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN
TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND KILLED DURING THE U.S.
RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND 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 BUSINESS AND
WEALTH.

THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS,
SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCHES IN AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA AND EUROPE.
I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT.
I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $25,000,000USD
( TWENTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED.
PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THE FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY COMPANY
AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME.
LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USED
FOR THE SAID PURPOSES BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH
ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY.

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE
FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I AWAIT URGENT REPLY VIA THIS EMAIL (susanheil@sify.com)

YOURS IN CHRIST,
SUSAN E. HEIL.



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