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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:

• 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.
  • ritmosley77uk@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: Lady Rita Mosley <ritmosley@info.org>
Reply-To: ladyritamosley_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:43:00 -0400
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH..




Here writes Lady Rita Mosley, suffering from cancerous ailment. I
used
to be married to Sir David Mosley English man(Deceased).My husband
was
into private practice all his life before his death.My husband and I

made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged
individuals as he had passion for people who can not help
themselves due to
physical disability or financial predicament.I can adduce this to
the fact
that he needed a Child from this relationship,which never came.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 20 Million
Great
Britain Pounds Sterling which were derived from his vast estates and

investment in capital market with his bank here in UK.Presently,
this money is still with the Bank.Recently,my Doctor told me that I
have
limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering
from.
Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to
the cancer.
With this hard reality that has befallen my family and me,I have
decided
to donate this fund to you because I do not have any child that
will inherit this money.

please,all i want from you is to help me use this gift which comes
from
my late husband effort to establish a charity home called "Mosley
Charity Foundation" for widows,and persons who prove to be genuinely

handicapped financially.Due to my ill health, i cannot go further
than
this.Thus,I want you to assure me that you will act just as I have
stated
herein.Hope to hear from you.You can contact me through my private
email
address: ritmosley77uk@yahoo.co.uk [1]

Lady Rita Mosley.


Links:
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[1] mailto:ritmosley77uk@yahoo.co.uk

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