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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
  • "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Stella Morris <stella_morris1952@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 18:51:46 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Yours Sister,


Good day.

Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from my late husband mail Directory and decided to mail you.
I am Stella Morris

I am married to Dr. Morris a u.k who worked with Oil company in Asia for twenty Six Years before he died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but without Any children.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry and presently I am 61. When my late husband was Alive he deposited the sum of us$6.500.000.00 (Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with BANK OF COTLAND,LONDON) Presently this money is still dormant in the bank and the management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I cannot come over.

I am presently in a Havanna hospital where I have been undergoing treatment Cancer of the lungs in the hospital, I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to Live. I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize 95% of this money to help the less priveldge, orphanages and widows around the world but in my name "Mrs.Stella Morris"

I am afraid since so many things are happening in the world now, Like:Hurricanes, Earthquakes and these bird flu problem, I just want you to be opened minded and help me so that my funds can make a great change in the affected peoples lives.I decided to give out the funds to you for charity because of so many reasons.A woman called Mrs. helmsley Will from america gave out the total sum of Twelve Million Dollars to her pet/Dog.You should click on this url and see for your self or copy the website/url below and paste in new window for you to see the news and understand what i am saying very well.

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:vTwSYWaLn5kJ:news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6 969648.stm+woman+that+inherited+twelve+million+dollars+to+her+pet/dog&hl=en&ct=c
lnk&cd=1&gl=rwInstead of inheriting this Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars to a pet like Late Mrs.Helmsley, i decided to give it to you for the charity work.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank for you to contact them about the funds so that the bank will release the funds to you. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and use the funds for charity work.I await your urgent reply ASAP.you get back to me with this my private mail

Yours Sister,
Mrs.Stella Morris

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