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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:
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • rebeccasfunds2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lady Rebecca Thatcher." <rebeccasfunds@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 23:17:42 +0200
Subject: CLARION CALL.....


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From: Lady Rebecca Thatcher.
No:36 Old Shrewberry Street,
London England.

Beloved,

I am Lady Rebecca Thatcher, suffering from cancerous ailment.I used to be
married to Sir Jeremy Thatcher an English man who is dead and resting
peacefully. My husband was into private practice all his life before he
passed.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Twenty Million
Pounds (20,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling),which were
derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market with his bank
here in UK.Presently, this money is still with the Bank.

Recently,my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to
thecancerous problems I am suffering from.Though what bothers me most is the
stroke that I have in addition to the cancer.With this hard reality that has
befallen me, I have decided to donate this funds to you and want you to use
this gift which comes from my late husbands hard work to fund the upkeep of
widows, widowers,orphans,destitute,the down-trodden, physically challenged
children,barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped
financially.I took this decision because I do not have any child that will
inherit this money.

My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation.Please assure me
that you will act just as I have stated herein. Hope to hear from you soon.
You can contact me through my personal email address
at:rebeccasfunds2@hotmail.com

Stay Blessed as you carry out this humanitarian task.

Sincerely yours

Lady Rebecca Thatcher.



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