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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • mrsreginamagas@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrsreginakader1 Gazeta.pl" <mrsreginakader1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:51:02 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS.REGINA MAGA KADER.


FROM MRS.REGINA MAGA KADER.


I am MRS REGINA KADER from Philipine and i'm married to DR.JOHN KADER from
Philipine who worked as the head security officer with Philipine Embassy
here in Cotonou-Benin Repbulic, West Africa for good nine years before he
died in the plane crash We were married for eleven years without a child.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my
matrimonial home.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of ($6.5 Million) Six
Million five hundred thousand Us Dollars in a firm company in Cotonou,Rep of
Benin.Africa

Recently, I was told by my Doctor to stop doing anything because of my
health due to the cancer problem i am suffering from. The firm company where
my late husband deposited this fund contacted me as the next of kin to my
late husband and ask me to indicate if i am still existing because my late
husband's fund has stayed more than four years without servicing and base on
that the fund might be confiscated and transfer to the firm company
treassury if nobody comes for it. Having known my condition I decided to
look for a credible person to whom I will pass the right of next of kin. If
you accept to help,I will direct you to the firm company and request for the
transfer of the fund to any account of your choice.

This is on the condition that you will take 40% of the fund for yourself,
while you will use the remaining 60% for the less previlege people like the
motherless Babies homes. This is in fulfilment of the last request of my
late husband: that a substantial part of the fund be used to carter for the
less previleged people specially in third world countries.

Furthermore,I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because
i dont want even the doctor who is taking care of me to know anything about
this development,So in your Final acceptance to do the work of GOD kindly
sent to me the following requirements stated below:

So that i will forward your informations to the firm company as my new
beneficiary also to my late husband lawyer who will help you legally.

1)Your Full Name
2)Your Marital Status
3)Your Occupation/Profession
4)Your Direct Telephone/Fax Numbers
5)Your Age



Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.hoping to
receive your response immedaitely in my confidential email address EMAIL
mrsreginamagas@yahoo.com

Thanks and Remain blessed.

I remain yours sincerely.

MRS REGINA MAGA KADER.

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