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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:
  • "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)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • richgray@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Grahame Miles" <grahamemiles1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:06:40 +0100
Subject: Please read carefully


Dearly Beloved,

This mail is from me, Mr.Grahame Miles, given my current state of health,I
have decided to donate what I have to you,I am 69 years old and I was
diagnosed for cancer about two years ago, immediately after the death of my
Wife, Who had worked with me tirelessly until we were driven out of Zimbabwe
and our farms seized. I have been touched to donate from what I have
inherited from my late wife estate to you for the good work and support
since we never had any children, rather than allow My wife relatives to use
our 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 tomorrow morning.I decided to
WILL/donate the sum of US$15,750,000(Fifteen million Seven Hundred and fifty
thousand United States Dollars) to you for the good work and expect you will
help support 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 my
deteriorating health condition. I have adjusted my WILL and my Executor is
aware I have changed my will; you and him will arrange for the change of
ownership of the funds and transfer of funds to you.The funds deposited with
a finance outfit and the name is withheld basically for security and
confidential purposes and would only be released 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.

Contact my Executor:
Richard Gray
Principal Partner
Gray and Associates
Email: richgray@lawyer.com

You are to contact him with your full names contact telephone/fax number and
your full address and tell him that I have WILLED US$15,750,000(Fifteen
million Seven Hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars) to you that
I have known you for some years before now as I rightly introduced you to
him,and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you as my
friend for a specific good work. I know you may not remember me too well
again but I have been directed to do this from my heart.

Thanks and God bless.

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 soon as am able to
make the operation.

Regards,

Grahame Miles

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