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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • annett40876@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • annet.maxwell@personal.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Annet=20Maxwell?= <annett40876@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: annet.maxwell@personal.ro
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:01:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: MAY THE PEACE OF GOD BE WITH YOU


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: annett40876@yahoo.co.uk



- DEAREST FRIEND, I AM ANNET MAXWELL FROM LIBYA. I AM MARRIED TO LATE JAMAIL MAXWELL OF BLESSED MEMORY WHO IS AN OIL EXPLORER IN LIBYA AND KUWAIT FOR TWELVE YEARS BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2005. WE WERE MARRIED FOR TWELVE YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD. HE DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS.SINCE HIS DEATH I TOO HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH BOTH CANCER AND FIBROID PROBLEMS.WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED A SUBSTANCIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN OVERSEA. RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY SIX MONTHS TO LIVE DUE TO CANCER PROBLEM. THOUGH WHAT DISTURBS ME MOST IS MY STROKE SICKNESS. HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUND TO EITHER A CHARITY/ORPHANAGE HOME OR DEVOTED GOD FEARING INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT HEREIN. I WANT THIS ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL TO USE THIS MONEY IN ALL SINCERITY TO FUND CHARITY HOMES (MOTHERLESS HOM!
ES),ORPHANAGES, WIDOWS.I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES ARE INTO RADICAL ORGANISATION AND I DON'T WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN AN UNHOLY MANNER. HENCE THE REASONS FOR THIS BOLD DECISION.PLEASE, PRAY FOR ME TO RECOVER AS YOUR PARYERS WILL GO A LONG WAY IN UPLIFTING MY SPIRIT.I DON'T NEED ANY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION IN THIS REGARD BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH,BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF MY HUSBAND'S RELATIVES AROUND ME ALWAYS. I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT.AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY ON (annet.maxwell@personal.ro) I SHALL GIVE YOU FURTHER DIRECTIVES ON WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO GO ABOUT ACTUALISING THIS PROJECT. I WILL ALSO ISSUE A LETTER OF AUTHORITY TO THE BANK AUTHORIZING THEM THAT THE SAID FUND HAVE BEING WILLED TO YOU AND A COPY OF SUCH AUTHORIZATION WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU. I WANT YOU TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME.ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ROOM!
IN SOURCING FOR AN ORGANIZATION OR A DEVOTED INDIVIDUAL FOR THIS SAM
E PURPOSE. UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU BY EMAIL MY DREAMS WILL REST SQUARELY ON YOUR SHOULDERS REMAIN BLESSED. ANNET MAXWELL

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