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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• 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.
  • timothypeggychambers@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: Deaconess Rosilyn Dyer <pbash@csusm.edu>
Reply-To: timothypeggychambers@yahoo.de
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:06:24 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

My name is Deaconess Rosilyn Dyer, a Briton by
origin, but married to a
Welsh, Mr. James Dyer who lost his life while on
a boat cruise last
year. My husband was a shipping magnate. We
were married for eleven
years
with a son who was on the same boat mishap
with my late Husband.

When my late husband was alive he deposited
the sum of Eight Million
pounds sterling in a finance house here in
England.Presently this
money
is still with the Financial Institution.

I have been undergoing severe trauma since
the demise of my husband and
son. Life no longer has any meaning to me.

I have decided to donate this fund to an
individual,or group that will
utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct herein.I want an
individual,or group that will establish 'JAMES
DYER FOUNDATION' to
assist
widows and help accident victims worldwide.

I took this decision because my husband's
relatives are Trouble Makers
and I don't want my husband's efforts to be
used for trivialties.I do
not want a situation where my husband's sweat
will be used in material
pursuits. This is why I am taking this decision.

I cannot give this fund to anybody here in
England because my Husband
relatives have people in high places and will
frustrate all attempts
within this country. Moreso they do not know
about this Eight Million
pounds sterling deposit that my husband
made. Presently, this deposit
is
known by I, our family lawyer and now you.

Contact our family lawyer with this specified
email address:

Barrister Timothy peggy Esq.
Email:timothypeggychambers@yahoo.de


Let him know that I am entrusting the
8,000,000 pounds sterling to you
by quoting my personal reference number
Law/chamber/solicitors/rs/dy/WILL/9577568367
and I have also notified
him
that I am WILLING that
amount to you for a specific and good work.

Please i need assurance from you that you will
act accordingly as I
have stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply.

Remain blessed.

Your Sister,
Deaconess Rosilyn Dyer

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