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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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • debora_amun@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: debora amu <debora_amu004@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:35:18 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: To God be the glory


Dear Friend in the Lord,

Please use this money for the churches and less privileged.

Greetings to you and your family in the name of God. In my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and painstaking efforts I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. My name is Mrs Debora Amun. I'm a 50 years old woman and from Sao Tome. I was a merchant and owned chains of investments in Dubai. I was also married but barren.

I was moving with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution on assisting people over there, I kept $US5.5 Million in one of the Security Company in Europe. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing medical treatment for oesophagi cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to victims of the fire outbreak in Australia and other charity organization. Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them. rather to the children of God.

Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and distributes it accordingly. Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 30% of it to yourself. Feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for any cost you incur during the process of collecting and distributing the money. If you are willing to help, please reply as soon as possible. May the good Lord bless you and your entire family in Jesus Mighty name,Amen.Respectfully,Mrs Debora Amun please you can also contact me at debora_amun@yahoo.com.

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