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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "remain blessed" (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.
  • rosewilliams_2007fr@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ROSE WILLIAMS <mrsrosewilliams9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <rosewilliams_2007fr@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:29:13 +0100
Subject: Please beloved in the Lord, reply me urgently



From: Mrs. Rose Williams

Please beloved in the Lord, reply me urgently through this yahoo as you finish reading this mail ( rosewilliams_2007fr@yahoo.fr) In brief introduction, my name is Mrs. Rose Williams, suffering from cancer of the blood and might not stay for a long time according to my physician. Although as a Christian, I believe God and know that I will not die, but will leave to declare the glory of God. My late husband Dr. Martins Williams was killed during Crisis in our country, some years back. Before his death, we were living happily without a child and upon this temptation in our marriage, we agreed together to donate the sum of $5.1 million US dollars for the benefit of the widows, orphans and disable children. It is something that touched my heart that my beloved husband did not leave to do this charitable work together with me, but in all things, I will not question God for taking life of my beloved husband. Due to my health situation, I will not do this any longer on my own and I have done fasting and prayers towards this donation fund which our Almighty God has directed me to contact you in other to handle you this donation fund for the promise of me and my late husband to be fulfill in his holy kingdom for the benefit of his obediently children suffering financially at their homes. Since it is the wish of God directing me to you, I will not apply any fear to myself in introducing you to the Security Company where my husband deposited this trunk box that is containing the donation fund. As you receive this mail, I want you to make up your time for four/4 hours at least, seek the face of God and promise him in keeping honesty and faithfulness to this work he has chosen you to handle for him. After doing this, reply me with your complete name, home address and telephone number which I will use to write an introductory letter that I will give to my doctor to submit to the security company director since my health situation will not allow me to visit their office by myself, so that they will recognize you as my foreign partner in other to open a direct communication with you for the change of ownership of the trunk box to your name before the shipment to your home. Please, always be putting me in your daily prayers for more strength to my health in other to be having regular communication with you. I will be looking forward for your urgently reply. Remain blessed in the Lord Yours beloved sister in Christ,Mrs. Rose Williams
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