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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "barrister" (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.
  • winnieassociate001@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "motherlinda4help" <motherlinda4help@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:21:00 -0600
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST ME.


Attn: My beloved one in Christ.

Greeting in the name of our almighty Lord,

I am Mother Linda Johnson ,a widow to Late Eng. John Johnson,I am 63 years old 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 Six months according to my doctors. This is because the damage the cancer has done to me is very bad . My late husband and I during the period of our blissful marriage we couldn't produce any child of our own. 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 Six months but I believe God for a miracle and that it is only by the power of God that can determine my life span, so I now decided to divide part of this wealth, to contribute to the development of the less privileged / motherless homes and poor and churches and mosque in Africa, America, Asia and Europe. I selected you after visiting the Website and I prayed over it, I am willing to donate the sum of 30.000,000.00 Million Euro to you for the less privileged. Please I want you to note that, this fund is lying in a Finance Security Firm and upon my instruction, you will a change of ownership of the money in your name which myself and my attorney will confirmed you right.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when released to you, will be used for the said purpose, and not other wise .if you are interested, kindly contact my lawyer Barrister Winnie Eze through is email: winnieassociate001@mail.com May God be with you and your family.

I await your response to my lawyer at once.

Regards and God Bless.

Mother Linda Johnson

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