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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:
  • "calvary greetings" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • magaretharthur@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?us-ascii?Q?Dr=20magareth?= <factorcbs@seznam.cz>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:21:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?My=20Esteem=20One?=

My Esteem One,

Calvary greetings in the name of the Almighty, Getting your contact was not an easy task because since I am not computer literate, I ordered an expert to seek a fellow very far away and he went to the institute of International Business to apply before i could reach you. I shall make every detail simple and available to you as you progress with the work I have requested you do for mankind

I am Dr. Magareth Arthur, married to Sir. Fedrick Arthur an Englishman who is dead; he died in a train bomb blast in Spain when he was going for his medical check up in 2005.Please copy and paste this Internet link for more information on the incident

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4340881.stm

When my late husband was alive he deposited a large sum of money in an escrow account in a Security Finance Company which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from. Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer.

I need you to help me in fulfiling my husband obligation which I am presently unable to fulfil.

I will brief you more on your swift reply to my personal email address:
magaretharthur@hotmail.com

Sincerely Yours,
Dr. Magareth Arthur

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