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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • drwilliamschallas@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Williams Challas" <drwilliams3challas@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:51:02 +0200
Subject: RE: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.


Hello Dear,

I know you don't know me in person, of which we have not heard any conversation before. However let me tell you about myself. I am Dr Williams Challas. The remittance Director of our Bank, i am writing you this proposal in regards to the sum of 2,500,000 that was deposited in our Bank by one late Mrs Roseline Clark.

Since Mrs Roseline Clark died, nobody has come for the claims of her fund, so i will want you to receive the $2,500,000 for me in your account, all i need is for you to provide an account where i am going to transfer the $2,500,000 into, and as soon as the $2,500,000 arrive into your account i am going to give you 30% from the total sum for your assistance, so please try all your best to contact me on 0022566120882 or you can write me through my personally email drwilliamschallas@hotmail.fr so it will enable me to give you more details.

Best Regards,
Dr. Williams Challas.

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