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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • elinadomiguez@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Mrs Elina Domiguez" <eli2domiguez@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:06:22 -0300
Subject: I NEED YOUR QUICK REPLY


My name is Mrs Elina Domiguez widow to late Mr Jonathan Domiguez ,former
accountant of REPSOL PETROLEUM AND GAS company in Equatorial Guinea.I am
69years old, suffering from long time cancer of the breast.

From all indications my condition is really deteriorating and it's quite
obvious that I won't live more than expectations according to my
doctors.This is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I
want your pity but i need your trust.

My late husband died early last year from heart attack, and during
the period of our marriage we couldn't produce any child. My late husband
was very wealthy and after his death,I inherited all his business
andwealth.The doctor has advised me that I will not live for more than few
months, so I have now decided to spread all my wealth, to contribute mainly
to the
development of charity in Africa, America, Asia and Europe.

I am sorry if you are embarrassed by my mail. i found your e-mail address
in the web directory,and I have decided to contact you, but if for any
reason you find this mail offensives,you can ignore it and please accept my
apology.

Before my late husband died he was a major oil tycoon,and deposited the sum
of US$15,000,000.00( Fifteen million dollars) in one of the Security
Finance
Outfit in the Netherlands. some years ago,thats all i have left now,i need
you to collect this funds
and distribute it according to the God wishes and for charity . so that
when
i die my soul can rest in peace.

The funds will be entirely in your hands and management. i hope God gives
you the wisdom to touch many lives,that is my main concern.
20% of this money will be for your time and effort,while 80% goes to
charity.

So if you know you can assist me then forward to me immediately the
following informations to my email (elinadomiguez@yahoo.es ).

1) FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS
2) PRIVATE PHONE
3) YOUR NATIONALITY
4) OCCUPATION IF DIFEERENT FROM ESTATE AGENT
5) AGE and your Marital Startus.

May God bless and protect you always.
Mrs Elina Domiguez

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