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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 states 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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "peter frank" <peterfrankpret@tulsaemail.com>
Reply-To: peterfrank13@googlemail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:18:49 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST


MANAGING PARTNER
Peter Frank & SOLICITORS
415 ROYAL LIVER BUILDING,
PIER HEAD, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.

Re: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.Reinhard
Hermann, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you 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. Reinhard Hermann made you a
Beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Seventeen Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars ($17,500.000.00 USD) 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 traveled man, he must have been
in contact with you in the past or simply you were recommended to him by one
of his numerous Friends abroad who wished you good.

Engr Reinhard Hermann until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society
and the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers. He had a very good
heart and was a philanthropist. His great philanthropy earned him numerous
awards during his life time. I.e.UNO, WHO, & UNESCO.

Late Engr. Reinhard Hermann died on the 13th day of December, 2007. At the
age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution. According to him
this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poor
and the needy in your society. Please if I reach you this time as I am
hoping, 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.

Sincerely yours,
BARR.Peter Frank (ESQ).
P.Frank & SOLICITORS
MANAGING PARTNERS/SOLICITORS

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