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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:
  • "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. )
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Rose=20Williams?= <rose12_101@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: rosewilliams6197@yahoo.in
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 05:36:06 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Greetings


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: rose12_101@yahoo.in



- I am mother Rose Williams from Netherlands a widow to late James Williams iam 61 years old, I am a new Christian convert, suffering from long timecancer of the breast, all indication from my doctor that my conditions isreally deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldn? live more thanthree months. According to my doctors, and in all indication regards tomedical analysis, this is because the cancer disease has gotten to a verybad stage that know hope for me to be a living person again. My late husbandkilled during the hurricane disaster, in New Orleans and during the periodof our marriage we could not produce any child. My late husband was verywealthy and after his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. thedoctors has advised me that I may not live for more than six months, so inow decided to divide the part of this wealth, to contribute to thedevelopment of the church in africa,america,asia and Europe especiallycreate solution to problem of lessprevillagedones and orphanage homes. Iselected you after viewing your contact on a website which I prayed and fastfor three weeks over it with advice of My pastor, I am willing to donate thesum of (($7.5m us dollars,)) to the less privileged. Please I want you tonote that this fund is lying in a security company and upon my instruction,my attorney, who presently is in Africa distributing relief materials to aircrash of bellview airlines, which will file in an application for thetransfer of the money in your name. Lastly, I honestly pray that this moneywhen transferred will be used for the said purpose even though i am latethen, because i have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christis vanity and i made the promise to god that the fund will be use to buildhis temple. May the grace of our lord Jesus the love of god and thefellowship of god be with you and your family I await urgent reply. God

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