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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:
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447624142592
• 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.
  • nelson_cole52@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Robert Graham <graham.rob1213@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <nelson_cole52@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:18:15 +0100
Subject: MY BEQUEST,


MY BEQUEST,
This mail is from me Mr.Graham N.Robert.Given my current state of health,I have decided to donate whatI have to you,I am 69 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, immediately after thedeath of my Wife, Who had worked with me tirelessly until we were driven out of Zimbabwe and our farmsseized.I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from my late wife estate to you for thegood work and support since we never had any children,rather than allow My wife relatives to use our hard earned funds ungodly.Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God.
I will be going in for an operation tomorrow morning.I decided to WILL/donate the sum of US$5,750,000(Five million Seven Hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars) to you for the good work and expect you will help support the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.
At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to my deteriorating health condition. I haveadjusted my WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed my will; you and him will arrange for thechange of ownership of the funds and transfer of funds to you.The funds deposited with a finance outfit and the name is withheld basically for security and confidential purposes and would only be released to(you).
I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and Please use the funds well andalways extend the good work to others.
Contact my Executor:Nelson Cole,Principal Partner,Cole and Associates,Tel:+44 762 414 2592Email:nelson_cole52@yahoo.co.uk
You are to contact him with your full names contact telephone/fax number and your full address and tellhim that I have WILLED (US$5,750,000.00) to you that I have known you for some years before now as I rightly introduced you to him,and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you as my friend for a specific good work. I know you may not remember me too well again but I have been directed to do this from my heart.
Thanks and God bless. NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don'twant anything that will Jeopardize my last wish. And also I will be contacting with you by email as soon asam able to make the operation. Regards,
Graham N.Robert.



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