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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.
• This email message is a "dying widow" 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.
  • mrs_sharondaviduk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS DAVID FAMILY" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: mrs_sharondaviduk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:30:54 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved

4 Old Church Street,
Chelsea, SW3, England.

Here writes Madam Sharon David, suffering from cancerous ailment.
I am married to Engineer Silas David an Englishman who is dead. My
husband was into private practice all his life before his death.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 3 Million (THREE

Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling in TWO TRUCK BOXES,with a security
firm
here in united kindom and was registered
as family values and treasure which were derived from his vast
estates and investment in capital market. Presently, this money is still
with the security company.
My Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous

problems I am suffering from. I have decided to donate this funds to you

and want you to use this gift which comes from my husbands effort to
funds the upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the
down-trodden, physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who
prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Security company in UK. I will also issue you a Letter of Authority that

will empower you as the original beneficiary of this fund. My happiness

is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please always be prayerful
all through your life. Please assure me that you will act just as I
have stated herein. Hope to hear from you soon and God bless you and
members of your family.
God bless you and members of your family.
My private email is: mrs_sharondaviduk@yahoo.co.uk
Madam Sharon David.


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