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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Ms=20Kate=20William?= <mskatewilliam604@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: ms.katewilliam@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:23:48 +0530 (IST)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU:


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mskatewilliam604@yahoo.in



- ATTN: GREETING IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD ALMIGHTY. I AM MRS KATE WILLIAM, A WIDOW TO LATE MR,COLLINS WILLIAM. I AM 65YEARS OLD. I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST. FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOUNDN'T LIVE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS,ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM AFGHANISTAN, AND 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 BUSINESS AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DEVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH,TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA,AND EUROPE. I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I CHOOSED YOU TO ASSIST ME TO FULLFILL MY DESIRE FOR THE PROJECT. I PR!
AYED OVER IT. I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME TO SECURE THE $15,000.000.00 M USD DOLLARS DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY IN YOUR CUSTODY, DUE TO THE DOLLARS DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY IN YOUR CUSTODY, DUE TO THE CRITICAL CONDITION OF MY HEALTH. AFTER MY TREATMENT, I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO EMBACK ON THE ORGANISATION AND ALSO HELP THE LESS PREVILEGED ONES AND SHARE 10% OF THE FUND TO YOU AS COMPERSATION. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THE FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY COMPANY AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION, MY LAWYER, WHO WILL BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO WORK WITH YOU IN GETTING ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME AND WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERED WILL BE SURE FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. I WILL NEED YOUR FULL DETAILS BELOW: (1). YOUR FULL NAME.................... (2). YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS.......!
....... (3). YOUR PHONE AND FAX................ (4). YOUR INTERNATIONA
L PASSPORT.......(5). YOUR AGE.......................... (6). YOUR OCCUPATION................... MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD ALMIGHTY THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I AWAIT URGENT REPLY. YOURS IN LORD. KATE WILLIAM.

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