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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: rose smith <rose.smith017@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ros_smith101@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:21:36 +0000
Subject: Dearest Beloved




Dearest Beloved,I am Mrs Rose Smith from U.K suffering from cancerous ailment. I was married to Late Chief .Robert Smith my husband worked with Chevron Corporation for twenty years before he died in the year 2006. My late husband deposited the sum of £7.5 Million (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) with Hoovers Finance LONDON .
My Doctor told me that it is very likely I will die within the next 3 months due to A Blood cancer {LUCAMIA}. I have decided to donate the money for charity to you since I do not have a child to inherit it and it’s better I do not die leaving the money here without it reaching to the poor and the less privileged ones in the society. As soon as I receive your reply I shall tell my bank through my lawyer barrister Mr Morgan to initiate the transfer of the money to you. Informations Required from you are: Your Full Name.......................... Your Direct Tel & Fax N°:......................,What do you do in living .................. Your Home & Office addresses.............................. Male OR Female and AGE ......................................
With these informations, my lawyer will forward them to the Hoovers Finance Company for immediately transferring of the Funds to your Position. Please always pray for me and let God give me more Good health to stay in this World.
Your SisterMrs Rose Smith

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