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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • mrsfaithyom@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrsfaithyom1 Gazeta.pl" <mrsfaithyom1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:35:18 +0100
Subject: PERSONNAL LETTER FOR YOU


PERSONNAL LETTER FOR YOU



My name is Mrs. Faith Yom, I am a dying woman who have decided to donate
what I have to you / church. I am 51 years old and I was diagnosed for
cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who
has left me everything he worked for.



I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late
husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to
use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray, that the good Lord
forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has
because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation within the
next few days.



I decided to WILL/donate the sum of US$11,500,000.00 (Eleven million, five
hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the Lord, and also to
help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the
widows.



At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact
that my relatives are around me and my health status. I am adjusting my WILL
and my family financial consultant is aware I am changing my will and they
will arrange the transfer of the funds to you .I wish you all the best and
may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and
always extend the good work to others.



Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for
this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I
stated herein.



You have to send to me your full contact details like:



1. Your full name and address


2. Your telephone and fax number if any


3. Your contact mailing address.



NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last
wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don;t want my
relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.Kindly get
back to me with my private Email Id: mrsfaithyom@gmail.com for a An Urgent
information immediately you hear from my family attorney.



Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Faith Yom

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