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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: rayana williams <lifian04w@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: rayanawilliams5@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:45:10 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: I need your help Dear ........,


I need your help Dear ........,


I'm very sorry to bother you with my E-mail.But I want you to understand that I truely need your assistance to this great offer I'm offering you from the source of my mind.Before anything I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself.

My name is Miss Rayana Williams, I am 23 years old from Rwanda,I am the only daughter of my parents. My father died on Brutal war by the Rebels on the Renewed Fighting in our country, you can see it in CNN, BBC news bulletins, and my sick mother at hospital where she was admitted for Cancer treatments, she also gave up when she heard about the news of the death of my father in two days time and hospital where she was (General Hospital here in Rwanda),may their gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

I escaped and found myself inthis contry calld Dakar Senegal I am residing inside refugee camp in Dakar Reporblic as i do not have anybody nor family to take care of me,please if you can adopt me as your Child or business partner if possible and manage this money for me.

my father is Directors of Star Energy Group plc. who deal on crude oil and raw material. The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of our better future living and investment of huge sum I have here in my name the sum of ($9.500.000.00) (nine Million five hundred thousand United State dollars) my late father deposited for safe keeping under Finance company, in my name for safe keeping to me. Now at his death,and because things have become very hard for me taking care of my needs, so, I write to the Finance company where this money was deposited.

I was shocked when the Manager of the Finance company explained to me that I will not be able to withdraw from the money because am a refugee,and the Manager of the Finance company told me to seek for someone that will help me, in the claim as i am a refugee by status,that is reason why I am contacting you to stand for me and claim this money on my behalf.I will need your assistance in this regard please. I will provide all necessary documentation of my late father to show the Finance company.

As soon as I hear from you I will send you the Finance company contact information, so you can contact the Finance company for the payment of the money in to your Account. Should you be interested in helping me, please write back to me.

I hope that we shall discuss how you want remunerated when you get back to me.For my part, I shall be more than willing to part with 35% of the total sum to you while 10% will be mapped out for any expenses to receive the money from the Finance company where this was deposited that is to let you know that you will help me with your honest mind to enable me get the necessary documents that would back this deal.

Yours Truly,
Miss Rayana Williams

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