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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:
  • ",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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • edwardhayes555@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Julianne Hudson <hujully6@msn.com>
Reply-To: <juliannex2@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 06:11:11 +0000
Subject: Dear beloved



Dear beloved


My name is Mrs. Julianne Hudson I am a dying woman who have decided to donate what I have to you/Organization. I am 69 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who had left me everything he worked for. I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation next week. I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $3,500,000(Three million five hundred thousand dollars) to you/Organization for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows according to (JAMES 1:27)

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed my will; you and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from the Private Finance Company to your humble self. This decision was taking after going through your personal profile. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly.

Please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. Contact my Executor BARRISTER EDWARD HAYES of HAYES LEGAL FIRM, with this specified Email address: edwardhayes555@gmail.com, with your full names contact telephone/fax number and your full address and tell him that I have WILLED($3,500,000.00) to you and I have also notified him that I am WILL-IN that amount to you for a specific and good work. Thanks and God bless. NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I dont want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. And Also I will be contacting you by email as I don?t want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.


Regards,
Mrs.Julianne Hudson.

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