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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• 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.
  • mrsgrace_wilton05@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrsgrace Wilton" <mrsgracewilton4@beehive.org>
Reply-To: mrsgrace_wilton05@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 14:29:48 +0100
Subject: I AM MRS .GRACE WILTON


DEAR SIR/MARDAM

I AM MRS .GRACE WILTON, A BRITISH WIDOW TO LATE TIMOTHY CEDILLAS, I AM 48
YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTAIN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER
OF THE LUNG, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND
IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN (1) YEAR, ACCORDING TO MY
DOCTORS,

THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE
HUSBAND WAS KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN,
AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD'NT PRODUCE ANY CHILD.MY LATE
HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESS
AND WEALTH.

THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN (1) YEAR, SO I
NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA, ASIA AND EUROPE. I SELECTED

YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT. I AM WILLING TO DONATE
THE SUM OF $6,500.000.00U.USD(SIX MILLION FIVE HUNFREND THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN
LONDON, AND UPON MY INSTRUCTION,MY ATTORNEY, WHO PRESENTLY IS IN LONDON WILL
FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR YOU FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME.

LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USED FOR HE
SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH CQUISITION WITHOUT
CHRIST IS VANITY.

GOD BE WITH YOU WHILE I WAIT FOR YOUR RESPONSE
PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT ME THRUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
(mrsgrace_wilton05@yahoo.co.uk)

MRS .GRACE WILTON.

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