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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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristeranders@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nora gomene <noragomene5@web.de>
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:51:03 +0200
Subject: REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYER




REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYER
My Dear,

I decided to donate the sum of $7,000,000.00 (Seven million dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows according to (JAMES 1:27).

My name is Mrs.Nora Gomez ; I am dying women who have decided to donate what I have to you in order to use it for the beneficial of our nation and the rest of our citizenry.

I am a native of Russian Federation , but my husband is from London .I was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who had left me everything he worked for.

I have been touched By God to donate from what I have inherited from my late Husband to you for the good work of God 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. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the Fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed my will; you and him will arrange for the change of ownership of the funds as it is presently deposited in Barclays bank, and lodged the box in a coded Security company whose name is Access Inter. basically on 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 and always extend the good work to others. Contact my Executor Barrister Anderson Walters with this specified email: { barristeranders@aim.com [mailto:barristeranders@aim.com] } with your full names contact telephone/fax number and your full address and tell him that I have WILLED ($7,000,000.00) to you and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work. I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do this and I thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. Please keep the faith My Prayer for you. Father, I ask you to bless my friends, relatives and those I care deeply for, you who are reading this right now. Show him/her a new revelation of your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask you to minister to their spirit at this very moment.
Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings in Jesus' precious name (Amen).
Regards,
YOUR EMAIL RESPONSE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ANDERSON WALTERS PROCESSING OFFICER Email: barristeranders@aim.com [mailto:barristeranders@aim.com]

Mrs. Nora Gomez




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