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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 - that's what the scam is about)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "@lawyer.com" (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.
  • fred_svenssonchambers@lawyer.com

Fraud email example:

From: "christine sethia" <mrssethia@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 03:00:41 -0900
Subject: CALVARY GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD!

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am former
Mrs.Fatima Setia Sheik, now Mrs. Chritiana Sheik, a widow to Late
Sheik
Mohammed Setia, I am 74years old, I am now a new Christian
convert,
suffering from long time cancer of the breast. From all
indications my
condition is really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I
won't
live more than two months according to my doctors. This is
because the
cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.
My late husband was killed during the US raid against terrorism
in 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 doctor has
advised me
that I may not live for more than two months, so I now decided
to divide
part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the
church in
Africa, America, Asia and Europe.
I selected you aft er visiting the website and I prayed over it,
I
am willing to donate the sum of $14.000,000.00 Million Us
Dollars to
you for the less privileged. Please I want you to note that,
this
fund is lying in a Security company and upon my instruction, you
will file in an
application for the transfer of the money in your name.
Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be
used for the said purpose, because I have come to find out that
wealth
acquisition without Christ is vanity upon vanity.
May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family.
Please do contact my laywer his email address:
fred_svenssonchambers@lawyer.com
Name:Barrister Fred Svensson
I await your urgent reply.
Yours in Christ.
Mrs.Christiana

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