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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.
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031935685 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448715033773 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • richardgreennwb@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mrsjenniferwoodward2005@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <richardgreennwb@live.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:31:09 +0000
Subject:



GOOD DAY TO YOU,

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD,

My name is Mrs. Jennifer Woodward. 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 for cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for. I have been touched by God to 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 £650,000 (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand British 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. If you are a Godly person, please contact my Account Officer and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to your preferred account. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and

PLEASE use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. Pls. Contact Account Officer of Nationwide bank Plc. Send an email to both private email addresses

Account Officer; Richard Green
NATIONWIDE BANK PLC
EMAIL: richardgreennwb@gmail.com
; richardgreennwb@live.com
Tel: +44-703-193-5685
Tel: +44-703-198-0962
Fax: +44-871-503-3773



You are required to contact my Account Officer with the following information below
Full Names;
Address;
Telephone number;
Age;
Occupation;

A scanned copy of your International Passport or driver’s license or any valid form of identification if available should be sent along

Mrs. Jennifer Woodward.
mrsjenniferwoodward2005@hotmail.com
CC: Account Officer
Richard Green
Nationwide Bank Plc

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