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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 pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • mjessica2000@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mother jessica willams <mjessica9999@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:20:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MY PERSONAL OFFER

Hello Jan Willem Bech,

God Is The ultimate Giver!
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, I am Mrs. Jessica williams, A widow to the Late Dr. Tony
Williams, I am 52 years old, I am now a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast.From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't live more than four months according to my doctors. This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.

My late husband was killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in
Afghanistan when he travel led to Afghanistan to monitor an Hospital / a Humanitarian Foundation (HHF) he was setting up for the benefit of the Afghan masses as of then,whose majority, and 99 percent of them are
Muslims / Islamic scholars and loyalists, during the period of our
marriage we couldn't produce any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his businesses and wealth.

My doctors have advised me that I may not live for more than four
months,so I now decided to divide part of this wealth, to contribute to
the development of the churches in Africa,America, Asia and Europe.I
selected you after visiting the website and I prayed over it.

I am willing to donate the sum of Ten Million Pounds Sterling (Pounds
10,000,000.00), to you for the less privileged. Please I want you to
note that, this fund is deposited in Europe and upon my instruction, you will a lawyer for the transfer of the money in your name.
Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used
for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth
acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity.May the Grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you and your family.

I Await Your Urgent Reply.
Yours in Christ.
Mother Jessica Willams.(JP).
mjessica2000@myway.com

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