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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 united states 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)
  • ",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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • vnviviannasim8@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Vivian=20Nasim?= <vnviviannasim8@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: viviannasim10@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:05:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REVIEW PLEASE


Meu novo endereço de e-mailAgora você pode me contactar através do e-mail: vnviviannasim8@yahoo.com.br





- Dearest Friend,My name is Mrs. Vivian Nasim , wife of late Salem Nasim, an Iraq by Nationality, as a result of the protracted war in Iraq that took the lives of my husband and three of my children. I am presently based in Japan , were I am taking treatment. Few years ago, I lost my husband Nasim and my three children - Husam, 15 years old, Wasim, 12 years old and Merna, 6years old, this Happened when American tank shelled our car as the family attempted to flee heavy fighting in Baghdad . Before my husband and children were killed, he deposited the sum of $16,000,000.00 USD (SIXTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in a financial institution name undisclosed for security reason. Overtime my health condition has been in bad condition as a result of the dangerous chemical substance emitted from the bombardment and shelling by the American armies couple with the thinking about my eternally lost family, and my doctor in Japan has been up and doing trying to improve my health condition to it normal state all to no avail and now I cannot tell what my tomorrow will turnout to be hence i have resolved to this here. Having known my health condition, I have decided to donate these funds to the less privilege and widows to affect their live positively , and for this to materialize I will need a God fearing individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want an individual that will use this fund judiciously for Orphanages and humanity work. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are Not humane and I don't want my husband’s hard earned money to be misused by a non reasonable individual. I don’t want a situation where this money will be used in a way and manner that will not benefit the less privilege in the society of the world. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my attorney, who will handle the legal aspect, all legal documents to empower you as the original-beneficiary of this fund will be given to you by my attorney. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. This most be kept confidential from eyes and ears of my husband's family.Hoping to hear from you. Regards, Mrs. Vivian Nasim

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