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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • charlesmorris_attoney1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • arlesmorris_attoney1@yahoo.co.uk
  • mrsjaneandersen@hotmail.com
  • mrsjaneandersen1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS JANE ANDERSEN" <mrsjaneandersen@beehive.org>
Reply-To: charlesmorris_attoney1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:00:18 -0800
Subject: From Mrs Jane Andersen/urgent reply please.


*Dearly Beloved,*
**
*My name is Mrs. Jane Andersen, I am a Christian 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$6,500,000.00 (Six 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.*
**
*Contact my family Attorney,Barrister Charles Morris with this email Id:
charlesmorris_attoney1@yahoo.co.uk<http://fr.mc269.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?toarlesmorris_attoney1@yahoo.co.uk>
confirm
to him your Full name with your telephone number also tell Him that I have
WILLED (US$6,500,000.00) to you by quoting my personal reference number:
FIN/DB/JAND /UK/WILL/0007433384 and I have also notified Him that I am
WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work. I know I don't know
you but I have been directed to do this. 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 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:*
mrsjaneandersen@hotmail.com<http://us.mc545.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mrsjaneandersen@hotmail.com><http://us.mc545.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mrsjaneandersen1@gmail.com>
* for a An Urgent information immediately you hear from my family attorney.*
**
*Yours faithful,*
**
*Mrs.Jane Andersen.*

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