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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • mrsjulieduffy0012@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mrsjulieduffy2008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Mrs=20Julie=20Duffy?= <mrsjulieduffy0012@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: mrsjulieduffy2008@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:45:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I am a dying woman willing to transfer her inheritance to you


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mrsjulieduffy0012@yahoo.com.au



- Dear beloved in Christ,I am Julie Helen Duffy from Australia. I am married to late James Duffy of blessed memory; we who worked with Australian embassy for twelve years before he died in the year 2001. We were married for eleven years without a child; he died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.Since his death I have battled with both cancer and fibroid problem and recently my doctor told me that I had just a few months to live because of my deteriorating health. Because of my condition I have Decided to donate my late husband's funds of (US$5.5Million) deposited with a security company in Europe to a God Fearing person that will utilize this money as I will instruct to fund churches, orphanages, widows and also propagate the word of God. You will be entitled to 20% of the entire funds for your own personal expenses.Because I don’t have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not God fearing, for they are into idolatry worship and I don’t want a situation where this money will be used in an unholy manner. Hence the reasons for taking this bold decision. I don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health, and also because of the presence of my husband’s relatives around always. I don’t want them to know about this development.As soon as I receive your reply, I will provide you with more information concerning this project the lord has placed in my heart. Any delay in your reply will give room in sourcing for another person / organization for this same purpose.Until I hear from you today unfailingly, my dream will rest squarely on your shoulders.May the Good lord continue to guide and protect us.You can write me at my email: (Mrsjulieduffy2008@gmail.com) Peace of the lord be with you.Julie H.Duffy

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