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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 "dying merchant" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31627330270 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • waltersmith59@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • waltersmith59@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Timothy Nelson <timothynelson200@netscape.net>
Reply-To: waltersmith59@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:13:06 -0400
Subject: Please for your kind attention.


Dear Friend,

Your first reaction to this mail will be total
rejection, scare and may be unbelief, owing largely
to the atrocities people commit these days.

But this mail comes from a devastated, sorrowful
and emotional laden soul that needs compassion from
a kind and good spirited person to wipe away my tears,
perhaps when I am gone beyond this sinful world.

As an international subject, therefore, with due
respect and apology, I want you to handle it very
discreetly, confidentially and with utmost secret.
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for
me, because, I believe everyone will die someday.
My name is Timothy Nelson a merchant in Dubai,in
the U.A.E.I worked with Zambian Ministry of Mining and
Resources for eight years as a contractor,
I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer.
It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and
right now I have only about a few months to live,
according to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I
never really cared for anyone(not even myself)but my
business. Though I am very rich, I was never
generous, I was always hostile to people and only
focused on my business as that was the only thing I
cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know
that there is more to life than just wanting to have
or make all the money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come
to this world I would live my life a different way
from how I have lived it. Now that God has called
me, I have willed and given most of my property
and assets to my immediate and extended family
members as well as a few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul
so, I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations, as I want this to be one of the last
good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed
money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E,
Algeria and Malaysia. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself
anymore. I once asked members of my family to close
one of my accounts and distribute the money which I
have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to
themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as
they seem not to be contended with what I have left
for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the
huge cash deposit of Ten million Five Hundred United
States dollars $10,500,000,00 that I have with a Finance/Security
Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect
this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations.

I have set aside 20% for you;10% for My lawyer and the
the balance 70% should be used for sponsoring charity
organisations all over the world and for enhancing the
life of the less priviledge people in the world.

Please if you are able to render me this assistance i
will advise that you immediately establish contact
with my lawyer

NAME:Mr. Walter Smith
TEL: 31 627 330 270
EMAIL:waltersmith59@netscape.net

He has been my family legal adviser for the past 14
years and i repose a lot of trust in him and i believe
that he will be able to guide you through completion
of the transaction with the security company.

Best Regards
Timothy Nelson
KINDLY RESPOND TO:waltersmith59@netscape.net

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