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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: stellatc collins <stellatc_2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: stellatricia20_collins@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 20:33:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I await your urgent reply.


Dear

Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail
Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead.

I am Mrs. Stella Tricia Collins from Switzerland. I am married to Mr. Tom Collins
who worked with a construction company in Asia for twenty
Years before he died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but
without Any children.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry. When my late husband was
Alive he deposited the sum of $5,000.000.00U.USD (FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in custody of security company.

Presently this money is still with the security company in and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I cannot come over.

I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment
Cancer of the lungs in a hospital, I have since lost my ability to talk
and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to Live. Please I want you to note that this money is lying in the security company in London United kingdom

I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize 90% of this money
to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world but in my name Mrs. Stella Tricia Collins As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security company. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as
the new beneficiary of this fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and
Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your
Custody, this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on
Earth.

I await your urgent reply.

Regards,

Mrs. Stella Tricia Collins


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