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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • john_willma55@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Willma <j_wa5@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:25:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.........VICTIMNAME


Dear ,

I am JOHN WILLMA, a personal attorney to ( Mr.T.B.Anslinger ), a national Of your country,who used to work with Shell Development Company in Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 15th of July 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along Metroptant Express Road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over on the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I'm contacting you to assist me in repartrating the fund valued at US$15M ( Fifteen million united state dollars Only) left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this amount was deposited. The said Bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for almost two years now, I seek the consent to present you as the Next of Kin to the deceased since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you with immediate effect.

This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14 working days if you indicate your interest and due co-operation.

Note:I have decided to compensate you with 30% of the total sum transfered for your kind assistance.

Please do not entertain any atom of fear in this transaction,it is risk free.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please let your reply be sent to my private email address below this letter at for confidentiality reason ok.

Thanks as i look forward to your positive response ok!!!.

Best Regards,

Barr John Willma.

Private:Email:john_willma55@fsmail.net



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