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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:
  • "dear friend" (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.
  • judithwilliams69@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Judith Williams <judithw60@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <judithwilliams69@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:33:46 +0000
Subject: From: Mrs. Judith Scott williams



From: Mrs. Judith Scott williams
Email:judithwilliams69@yahoo.fr
Dear Friend,
My name is Mrs. Judith Scott williams am 75yrs old of age, i stay in new york city, USA.I am a good merchant, I have several industrial companies and good share in various banks in the world.I spend all my life on investment and corporate business. all the way i lost my husband and two beautiful kids in fatal accident that occur in November 5th 2003.

I am a very greedy woman with all cost i don't know much and care about people, since when I have an experience of my it difficult to sleep and give rest. later in the year 2004 February i was sent a letter of medical check up, as my personal Doctor testify that i have a lung cancer, which can easily take off my life soon.I found it uneasy to survive myself, because a lot of investment cannot be run and manage by me again. I quickly call up a pastor/prophet to give me positive thinking on this solution, as my adviser.He minister to me to share my properties ,wealth, to motherless baby/orphanage homes/people that need money for survivor both student that need money/ business woman and man for their investment and for future rising. So i am writing this letter to people who really need help from me both student in college, to contact me urgently. so that i can make available preparation on that.especially women of the day, who are divorced by their husband, why they cannot survive the mist of feeding their self.

Please contact me and stop weeping. probably let me know what you really need the money for, and if you can still help me to distribute money to nearest orphanages homes near your town. now am so much with God, am now born again. May you be blessed, as you reach me,please to remind you, don't belongs to scammers or any act of fraudulent on internet. I will give more information to you as i await your response immediately.

Respond to me through this email address:judithwilliams69@yahoo.fr
Best Regards
Mrs. Judith Scott williams
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