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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • infoscar2008@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: infoscar2008@mixmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:48:27 +0100
Subject: Attn Email Owner!

Re: Seeking Executor of Last Will and Testament





Attention!!



On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Peace Frederick I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address on the WILL. I wish to notify you that Late Engr. Peace Frederick made you a beneficiary in his WILL. He left the sum of Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros (€7,500,000.00) to you in the Codicil and last testament to his WILL.



This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely traveled man, he said he met you sometime in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good, I am not too sure again Late Engr. Peace Frederick until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers and a Spanish property magnate. He was a very nice person who loved to give out alms to the poor, hungry and needy. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr. Peace Frederick died on the 13th day of December,2004 at the age of 64 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution after 3 years and thorough investigations.



According to him, this money is to support your humanitarian/medical activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time. Note: You are advised to contact me with my personal email address below:



OSCAR MARTIN & ASOCIADOS
MADRID, SPAIN.
Email: infoscar2008@mixmail.com



I await your prompt response and please keep this very discrete and to yourself until the transfer of the funds to you are finalized.



Regards,



Mr. Oscar Martin
Attorney At Law

infoscar2008@mixmail.com

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