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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • angelinawillams@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • missangelianwilliams@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?ANGELINA=20WILLIAMS?= <angelinawillams@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: missangelianwilliams@yahoo.com.br
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 21:51:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MISS ANGELINA WILLIAMS


Meu novo endereço de e-mailAgora você pode me contactar através do e-mail: angelinawillams@yahoo.com.br

(Miss Angelina williams)

PERSONAL ASSISTANT

AFRICAN PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT

COMPANY IN NIGERIA.

Email:missangelianwilliams@yahoo.com.br



Dear Beloved,


I know you will be so surprise to read this from me having not seen/met me before. I made up my mind to contact you, when I got your address from web site/business directory I am Miss AngelinaWilliams a Nigeria by Birth; I am the Personal Assistant to late Mr. Gerald Smith an American, who was a contractor to African Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria, And as well one time secret agent in transferring of money overseas for the late head of state of Nigeria {Late Gen.SANI ABACHA}. On the 31st October 2003, Mr. Gerald Smith and his wife Barbara were involved in a fire accident right in their residence.


Unfortunately they both lost their lives in the accident and since then, I have made several enquiries at the American Embassy here to locate any of his extended relatives but my efforts has proved unsuccessful.


I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the sum of US$5.5M (Five million, five hundred thousand dollars). Left behind by Mr. Gerald Smith in his account with a FINANCE HOUSE before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the FINANCE HOUSE.


Consequently, the FINANCE HOUSE has issued a notice to me, to provide his next-of- kin and Since I have not been able to locate any of his relatives for over 3 years now, I seek your consent to present you as his next-of-kin of so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$5.5M can be paid to you and I.


We shall share the money thus: 60% to me and 30% to you, while 10% will be used to re-imbrues any expenses that might be incurred on both ends and to service the Tax that might be incurred in your country. I have all the necessary legal documents that will be adduced to back up any claims we may make.


All I Require is your honest cooperation that will enable us go through this deal successfully. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please contact me through my email address:missangelianwilliams@yahoo.com.br



Best regard,

PERSONAL ASSISTANT

Miss Angelina Williams

- ANGELINA WILLIAMS

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