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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS ELIZABETH ROGERS" <bethroger@mail.com>
Reply-To: beth_rogers@excite.co.uk
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 14:51:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: My Last Wish




Dearest in the Lord,

My name is Mrs, Elizabeth Rogers; I am a dying woman who has decided to
donate what I have to you/church. I am 55 years old and I was diagnosed
for cancer of the lung for about 2years ago,
immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he
worked for and because the doctors told me I will not live longer than
some weeks because of my health, I decided to WILL/donate the sum of
5,400,000 (Five Million
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars) to you for the good work of humanity,and
also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance
of the widows.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly,and
please use the funds well and always extend the good work to
others.Contact my lawyer (Barrister Mike Adams) with this specified email:
equitylawchambers@believeinliberty.com and
tell him that I have WILLED(5,400,000.00 Dollars) to you and I have also
notified him. I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do this.

Thanks and God bless.

Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers

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