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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • ferrandojorgelu@mixmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Attorney At Law"<ferrandojorgelob@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ferrandodejorgeluis@aol.es>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 12:25:18 +0200
Subject: Re: Seeking Executor of Last Will and Testament!

Attention:

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Alfonso Gonzalez 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. Alfonso Gonzalez made you a beneficiary in his WILL. He left the sum of Six Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$6,100.000.00) to you in the Codicil and last testament to his WILL.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely travelled man, he said he met you sometime in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good, I am not too sure again Late Engr. Alfonso Gonzalez until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers and a Spanish property magnate. He was a very dedicated christian who loved to give out alms to the poor,hungry and needy. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr. Alfonso Gonzalez died on the 13th day of December,2004 at the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution after 4 years and thorough investigations.

According to him, this money is to support your humanitarian/medical activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society. 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. Note: You are advised to contact me with mail address below:

F .RODRIGUEZ M & ASOCIADOS.
MADRID, SPAIN.
Email: ferrandojorgelu@mixmail.com
ferrandodejorgeluis@aol.es

I await your prompt response and please keep this very discrete and to yourself until the transfer of the funds to you is finalised.

Regards,

Mr.Ferrando De M.J.Luis.
Attorney At Law

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