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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:
  • "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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <moreshda@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 18:08:29 +0000
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU......??



Dear Beloved

With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings,and I hopeful that this mail will meet you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of it's importance and the immense benefit it will be to us (You AND I ). If this e-mail letter of proposal fails to meet your personal or desired business ethics kindly accept my sincere apology, nevertheless, I strongly believe that it will.

My Name Mother Regina Shujmeda from London, I am 65years old, A widow to late Mr.John Shujmeda who was the President of agricultural equipment giant AGCO Corp,Who perished on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in Birmingham. i am deaf and suffering from a protracted cancer of the lungs.
I have been diagnosed with hydatidiform mole cancer and esophageal cancer that was discovered very late due to lack of caring for my health.That was traced to be the source of my barrenness according to the experts. I have only about a few months to live according to this medical experts.

Please View the Website below:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stmhttp://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/

My late Husband Mr.John Shumejda and senior vice president for sales and marketing Ed Swingle had died in the crash. I got your contact after an official enquiry from your country's Consulate via the chambers of Commerce and Industries here in my country Britian,but I did not disclose the intention to anyone because of the delicate nature of the proposal.
I am looking for someone reliable and trusted that can use my fund worth £15 Million pounds,(Fifteen Million Pounds) with Citi Bank London for the less privileges and orphanage homes. For the mode of sharing, 40% will be offerred to you, from the total sum,while 10% will give to the Charitable Organization and the Orphange homes,50% will be for me for me which i will use to treat my self as a widom without a child.Since i can't survive this illness. Please contact me through this email address immediately with Warm Greetings from,

Mother Regina Shumejda(De Widow)

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