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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • gracesmitho@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Grace Smith <gr_smith016@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:05:54 +0000
Subject: Hello dear



Hello dear,
how are you today? i hope u are doing fine. my names are Grace Smith, 24 yrs of age,
born and brought up in the UK with both parents and the only child of my lovely parents.
I saw your profile as a gentle person so i decided to contact you if you could be of help.
Its a sad story i lost both parents in a plane crash. Before the death of my both parents,
my father had Willed part of his Real Estate Business, Gas Stations and a total sum of £50,700,000.00
(Fifty Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) to me. Since their death things has become very
hard for me paying my bills, putting food on the table and taking care of my other needs which the
fashion designer work I do as a part time can’t help. I went to the Barclay's Bank plc London UK
where my late father deposited the funds and i was made understand that i can't have access to
the funds till am 30 yrs of age or get married before i can have access to the funds.

So, I’m contacting you to stand as my husband or my late father next of kin and claim this fund on my behalf.
please get back to me as to know how you will be remunerated as i will part you with 40% of the
total sum £50,700,000.00 (Fifty Million,Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling), while 10% will be
mapped out for any expenses that we're to use to receive the money from the bank.
You can email me on my yahoo id gracesmitho@yahoo.co.uk if you have interest.

Yours Truly,
Grace Smith


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