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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.
• 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.
  • jamesleid2005@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES LEID" <jamesleid1@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jamesleid2005@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 13:09:02 +0100
Subject: BENEFICIARY

ESTRELLA SEGUROS Solicitor, Advocate and Notary Public Office: 10 jaun hill,
piso 2 pueta2 Madrid Spain. Direct Tel:0034-696-846-453. Fax:0034-940-465-804.
Attention: Bequest Beneficiary,
Congratulation! On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late
Engr. Morgan William, Engr. Morgan William (late), made you a beneficiary in
his will, he left Three Million One Hundred United States Dollar
(US$3.100.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his will. My
Client ,Engr William was a pioneer member of STRABAG CONSTRUCTION CO.LTD, a
God fearing person and Philanthropist. He died on the 9th day of February
2004 at the age of 72 and his Will is now ready for execution.
Please If I reach you as I am hopeful I will, endeavour to get back to me as
soon as possible to enable me conclude my job so as to be very free from any
blames or blame that might come up in the near future you should forward
along your current telephone and Fax numbers, your current mailing address
for verification.
You can also write through my chambers email address which is on this letter
if you find it so difficult to make International calls or long distant
calls.
Once again, I congratulate you for this is a significant honour indeed as it
behoves you therefore to act at once to avoid risk of forfeiture to the
deceased family.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES LEID
(HEAD OF CHAMBERS) JAMES LEID & PARTNERS.
Note: As your solicitor I please advice to keep this information from
members of the public until your inheritance is duly claimed .You can reach me on
email :jamesleid2005@netscape.net. Direct phone number :0034-696-846-453,
Fax:0034-940-465-804.

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