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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ken4_consult@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: may_consult001@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:36:39 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?WILLED=20=28=249=2C500=2C000=2E00=29?=

Hello,
My name is Mrs. Mariam Mobutu I am a dying woman who have decided to donate
whatI have to you.

I am 61 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years
ago,immediately after the death of my husband, Who had left me
everything he worked for.

I have been touched By God to donate from what I have inherited
from mylate Husband to the you for the good work of God, rather
than allow My relatives to use my husband hard earned funds
ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins.

I have asked God To forgive me and I believe he has because Heis a merciful
God.I will be going in for an operation tomorrow morning.

I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $9,500,000(Nine million five Hundred
thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help
the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows
according to (JAMES 1:27).At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls
right now due to the Fact that my relatives are around me and my health
status.

I have adjusted my WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed
my will; you and he will arrange for the change of ownership of
the funds as it is presently deposited in a strong trunk box, and lodged.the
boxin a coded Security company whose name is withheld basically on security
and confidential purposes and would only be released to (you).

I wish youall the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and Please
usethe
funds well and always extend the good work to others.

Contact my Executor Kennedy Mobutu seseko with this specified
email(ken4_consult@yahoo.com)with your full names contact telephone/fax
number and your full address and tell him that I have WILLED ($9,500,000.00)to
you and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for
a specific and good work.
I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do this. Thanks and
God bless.

Regards,
Mariam Mobutu

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