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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • ruthj1_jawad@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ruthj jawad <ruthj1_jawad@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:47:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: To whom it may concerned


Maybe you are not pastor indeed check yourself

Pastor Robert Ised <pastorised@hailmail.net> wrote: We are no longer doing business together nor will anyone else I know. I have informed them about you and your stupid lawyer!

Pastor Robert Ised

On 8/16/06, ruthj jawad <ruthj1_jawad@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Dear Sir/ Madam,

To whom it may concerned, I am writing to inform you that Pastor Dear Pastor Robert Ised who I trusted my funds in his hands for the establishment of the Gods churches in your states as I decided to donate this fund to either a charity organization, devoted Christian individual or God fearing person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instructs here in. I want an organization, individuals or God-fearing persons to use this money with all sincerity to fund churches, orphanages, widows and also propagating the word of God miracle could not handle this transaction with care and understanding.

I use this opportunity to write again as the last chance to who so ever that is interested to claim the fund please should kindly contact me via my direct email address so that I will let you know what to do next to make your claim which is amounting to ( $10.5Million U.S. Dollars only) with a Security company in Europe

Hope to hear from you soon.

Sister Ruth Jawalus.




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