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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:

• 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.
  • 5fbazan30@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: I Need Your Help Very Urgent <mrsmariabazan100@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:20:26 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Help Very Urgent





I Need Your Help Very Urgent


I Am Mrs Maria Bazan,named person from Peru. I am married to Late Hilber B=
azan of blessed memory who worked with Shell company in london for nine ye=
ars before he died in the year 2005 We were married for fifteen years with=
a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days Sinc=
e his death I too have been battling with both ancerand fibroid problems.W=
hen my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $10 Million (ten Mil=
lion U.S. Dollars) with an oversea bank.Presently,



this money is still with the bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that=20
Wouldn't last for the next three months due to cancer problem. Though=20
what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I=20
decided to solicit for your assistance to help me claim this fund as I am=20
going to instruct here in. I took this decision because I have only a chil=
d=20
that will inherit this money and I don't want my husband's hard earned mon=
ey to=20
be misused by people I call unbelievers. I don't want a situation where=20
this money will be used in an unholy manner.Hence the reason for taking th=
isbold decision. You will only be communicating with my only child as i ca=
nnot my do anything because of my situtaion and also because of the presen=
ce of husband's relatives around me always.I don't want them to know about=
this development.
With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall =
give you the contact of the bank. I will also issue you a letter of author=
ity that will prove you as the original- beneficiary of this fund.My happi=
ness is that I lived a life of a truth worthy of emulation.
Please always be prayerful all through your life.Any Early in you reply w=
ill give me room in sourcing for a organization oradevoted for this same p=
urpose. Until I hear from you, my dreams will rests qua rely on your shoul=
ders. May the Almighty God continue to guide and protect you.Kindly reply =
me back to my private mail box below: mrsmaria=5Fbazan30@yahoo.co.uk [mailto=
:mrsmaria=5Fbazan30@yahoo.co.uk]Regards,
Mrs maria bazan



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*http://freemail.web.de/club/landingpage.htm/=3Fmc=3D025555* [http://freemail.=
web.de/club/landingpage.htm/=3Fmc=3D025555]

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