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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• 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.
  • anthony.hobson2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Diana Moses <diana.moses_5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <elliotsambawa@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 19:18:35 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU



GOOD DAY TO YOU, GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD, My name is Mrs. Diana Moses; I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you/church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer for about two years, immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for. I have been touched by Godto donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. 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 in less than a month and I decided to WILL/donate the sum of GBP7,500,000 Million (Sevenmillion Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) 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. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls due to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my WILL. If you are a Godly person, please contact my lawyer and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to your preferred account. I wish you all thebest and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and PLEASE use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. Pls. Contact my lawyer, Barrister Anthony Hobson, with the specified email address-: CHAMBERS OF ARDENSBarrister Anthony HobsonArden Chambers 2 John St.London WC1N 2ES .E-Mail:anthony.hobson2@yahoo.co.uk Please ensure that you copy this correspondence to his email addressabove. Please tell him that I have asked you to reach him. Goodluck in all your future endeavors! Thanks,Mrs.Diana MosesCc: Barrister Anthony Hobson
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