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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • soniajones27@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: sonia jones <soniajones321@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:39:59 -0700
Subject: Mrs. Sonia Jones

I am Mrs. Sonia Jones,i have only one son and his name is Daniel Jones, I'm
suffering from esophageal cancer,I was told by my doctor that the sickness
has got my liver damaged that i can only live for one month. I inherited
some money (8.5 Million pounds ) from my late Husband which I do not want
the fund to go in vain since I can not survive from the illness. I need your
assistant to Stand-in as my beneficiary so that the bank can transfer the
money into your direct account as a beneficiary to the funds.

This is the favour I need from you when you have gotten this fund:

(1) Use 50% of this fund for charities, donate to churches and orphanage
homes.

(2) Use 50% for any investment of your choice and to make sure that you send
my daughter to the best
university in your country when she come to meet you in your country after
the money get transfer into your account.

May God bless you and guide you to make good use of the fund. Please pray
for my soul to rest in peace as am about to die.



Yours Sincerely,

Good Bye
Mrs. sonia jones
Soniajones27@yahoo.com

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