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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Patricia Cedillas" <mrspatced111@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 06:40:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONESES,


My Beloved ,May the peace of our lord Jesus Christ be with you and the family amen. I must let you know that your reply has brought life into me.

My beloved, I want you to know that I am presently in Greenwich District General Hospital here in London, that is mainly made for foreigners and I must tell you they are taking good care of me, in my next email to you I will scan and send a picture of my self with Doctor who has been nice to me, I want you to know that we lived in LONDON, cos of my Late husband's business. Beloved I assure you this is a very simple process, and have in mind that the funds was deposited in a security company in LONDON, for safe keeping,

I want you to know that my main aim is to do something the lord will appreciate before I leave this earth, this is highly risk free I assure you cos the funds is owned by my late husband and presently I am the beneficiary, but since the doctor have said that I have a short time to stay on earth, I think the best thing is to put smiles on the Motherless children's face. My dear please before we continued I will like you to assure me that you are ready to open a Motherless babies home with my name "PATRICIA CEDILLAS".

Please do reconfirm your details which I will need to know you better, after that I will then give you the details of the security company so that you will contact them for them to recognize you, my Beloved I want you to know that this will not take us more that 5 working days if we act accordingly. Since I can trust you so do send to me the details I need to know you better as stated below.

Send to me your full name,
Age and Occupation,
Phone Number
Much Christian love my dear

I wait for your urgent response,

Mrs. Patricia Cedillas


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