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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:
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" 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.
  • matjohnson9@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mat Johnson" <matjohnson6@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: matjohnson9@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:59:25 -0700
Subject: Dear,


Dear,

My name is Mat Johnson, a business merchant in Dubai, Arab. I have been
diagnosed with Cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in
careing for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, Right now I
have only about a few months to live, according to my Medical Doctor. I
have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for
myself but the oil business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous,
I only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But
now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just
wanting to have or make all the money in the world.

I so much believe that if God gives me a second chance and heal me I
would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. I have sowed
a seed for my healing I have willed and given most of my properties and
assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few
close friends.

I pray that God will be merciful on me and accept my soul , I have
decided to give arms to charity organizations and give succour and comfort
to the less priviledged of the Tsunami Victims, as I want this to be one
of the last good deeds I do on earth.

So many occassion i have distributed money to some charity organizations
in India and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly,I
cannot do this my self anymore. I once asked members of my family to
close one of my accounts in Saudi Bank and distribute the money which I
have there to charity organization and to the less priviledged in
Bulgaria and Sudan AfricaThey cashed the money but kept it only to
themselves.
>From now hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be
contended with what I have left for them already.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
twenty two million dollars $ 22 million that I have in the Vault of a
Financial company in europe for safe keeping. I want you to collect this
deposit on my behalf and disburse it to the Tsunami EarthQuake victims in
Asia for the less priviledged.

I have set aside 20% for you for your time and efforts. I need your
urgent reply so that I will not have to go on sarching for a incredible
person to handle this project.

If you are okey with the condition, do not hesitate to send me mail
to(matjohnson9@yahoo.fr<http://uk.mc274.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=matjohnson9@yahoo.fr>)
so that i will furnish you up with all the
informations needed.
I will wait to hear from you.

May almighty God bless you for your understanding.

Mat Johnson.

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