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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.
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • spearsg51@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: psmth38@comcast.net (Pamela Smith)
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 13:10:13 +0000
Subject: BEQUEST

MANAGING PARTNER
GARY SPEARS & ASSOCIATES
LONDON - UK.


NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST


On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of
Late Engr Hahn Wagner, I once again try to notify you as
my earlier letter returned undelivered. I hereby attempt
to reach you again by this same email address on the WILL.
I wish to notify you that late Engr Hahn Wagner, made you
a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of ($11,100.000.00)
to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL.


This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is
real and true. Being a widely traveled man, he must have
been in contact with you in the past or simply you were
recommended to him by one of his numerous friends abroad
who wished you good. He had a very good heart and loved to
give out.


His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his
life time. Late Engr, Hahn Wagner; died on the 12th day of
March, 2007 at the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready
for execution. According to him this money is to support your
humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in
our society. Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful,
endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me
conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time
through the email address below.


Email: spearsg51@yahoo.co.uk


Yours in Service,
Pamela Smith
(Secretary)
Gary Spears QC.

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