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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • hubbertsmith2007@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?hubert=20smith?= <hubbertsmith2007@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: susanken2006@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:26:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: DONT FAIL TO GET BACK SOON URGENT BLESS YOU !!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a: hubbertsmith2007@yahoo.es



- Dear Friend [ URGENT PLEASE]I am the above named person but now undergoing medical treatment forcancer now.I ammarried to Dr. George Peter Hubbert We were married foreleven years without a child.He died after a brief illness that lasted foronly four days. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonialhome which the Bible is against When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of$27.6Million (twenty-seven Million six hundredthousand U.S. Dollars) with one finance company in Europe.Presently,this money is still with the Security Company. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next three months due to cancer problem.Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or to a better Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I want a church or individual that will use this to fund churches,orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that Blessed is the hand that givelth. I took this decision because I dont have any child or good relatives that will inherit this money but since my late husband is nice man and love human nature, either Islamic or Christain can proceed to this favour, henc the person is willing to do what will please God because for his glory everything shall belong to. i will expect your urgent response, so that i can give you further details on how to proceed for this project. Best Regard Mrs.S.Hubbert

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