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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.
• 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.
  • maarijo_john@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Mary=20John?= <maarijo_john4@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: maarijo_john@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:20:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:maarijo_john4@yahoo.com.co



- - Hello,I bring you greetings, I am Mrs. Mary John,Iam From London United Kingdom.Iam Married to Mr.Robert John. I and my late husband were into real estate management before his death in 2006.we were married for eleven years without a child because of my fibroid problems only recently my Doctor told me that I will not last the next three weeks.In The year 2006 I and my Late Husband have deposited the sum of eight Million euro in a security company,Now That Death is about to take away my life I decided to use the money to help the poor ones in the world. I needed some body to do this for me and I have found you lucky and worthy to be the one to sahre the money among the poor.You will take 65% of the money and share it for the poor, and 35% of the money to help yourself and your family, because a good worker deserves reward that is your own reward.I want you to take me as your own sister as i have taken you as one.You are divinely revealed to me and i believe God That you will not disappoint meBecause it has been my dream to help the poor before i leave this planet world to the world beyond.Thank you and do always pray for me in Jesus Mighty name amen.Kindest regard,Mrs.Mary John.N/B:if you are interested please reply through this email address:maarijo_john@hotmail.com

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