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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?John=20Edward=20LL.B=20Hon.?=" <je1414uk@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: johedw62uk@live.com
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:39:32 +0530 (IST)
Subject: WILL NOTIFICATION PAYMENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: je1414uk@yahoo.in



- Dear Friend, NOTIFICATION REQUEST On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of (Late Engr. Charles Wexler), I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address on the "Will", I wish to notify you that Late Engr. Charles Wexler made you a beneficiary to his "Will", he left the sum of USD$2.5Million to you in the codicil and last testament to his "Will", this may sound s trange and unbelievable to you, but I have been given the task to locate you. Being a widely traveled man Late Engr. Charles Wexler, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good, Late Engr. Charles until his death was a former managing director and pioneer staff of a giant construction company. He was a very dedicated business man who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr. Charles Wexler died on the 19th day of February 2003 at the age of 82 years, and his "WILL" is now ready for execution. According to instructions left by him these funds should be used in the support for Humanitarian/Charity activities and to help the poor and the needy. Please If I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job, I hope to hear from you in no distant time. Reply via my E-mail : johedw62uk@live.com Yours faithfully, John Edward LLB.

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