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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • paad@dr.com

Fraud email example:

From: Augustina Rita Mathews <augustin7778@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: ritamathwe12@f-mail.net
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:36:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello

Hello.
This is Mrs. Augustina Rita Mathews from Croatia but presently in America for my operation.
I have a donation to make which I will need your assistance to carry it out for me, I will be 62 years old this coming August 17, a widow and a servant of the Lord for the past 38 years in Ivory Coast, Africa.

I inherited some money ($18. 121, 000) from my late husband Mr Daniel Mathews; I want to give it out to Orphanage and Charity Organisations as a vow which I made before the Lord.

I have a lung and breast cancer and will be going for my third operation next two weeks, though the doctor have already confirmed that I will only last for some months but I am happy and glad that the Lord has kept me safe and guided me to accomplish my mission on earth. I will be happy to meet
Him where He wants me to be.

I want you to contact this nurse Mrs.Pauline Philomene; I have given her the documents of the money and have directed her to a lawyer that will assist you to change the documents of the money to your name to enable the bank transfer the money to you.

Mrs.Pauline Philomene
Adresse: Rue 16 Avenue 22, Cocody,
Abidjan 12, Cote d$B!G(BIvoire.
Email: paad@dr.com

She will give you the documents of the money and will direct you to the lawyer that I have appointed to her; the lawyer will assist you to change the documents of the money to your name to enable the bank transfer the money to you.

This is the favour I need when you have gotten the money:-
(1) Give 10% of the money to Mrs.Pauline Philomene as she has been there for me throughout my illness and I have promised to support her in life.

(2) Give 50% of the money to Charity organizations, orphanage homes and Churches on my name so that my soul may rest in peace.

The remaining 40% should be for you and others that you would love to assist.
And if I don't hear from you within two days, I will look for another person.
May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish.

Pray for me always.
Mrs. Rita Mathews.



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