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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Boltton" <Peterboltton@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: peterboltton1@walla.com
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:21:40 +0000
Subject: From Peter (Urgent Reply Needed R)

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you my dear friend,this proposal
will come to you as asuprise. This is because
we have not met before.

I am sending you this email regarding the huge
opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to
the two of us.

I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make
any one apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you
that everything documentation that will bring about the
success of this transation would be provided.

However, I am Peter Boltton,the personal
assitance to the late Mr and Mrs Charles B. Yates
Citizens of the United states.

My Boss and his family died in an air plane crash on
November 12, 2001 in an Airbus A300-600 jet, registered
N14053 which left JFK bound for Santo Domingo's Las
Americas International Airport,crashed into the
Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens, New York shortly
after takeoff from John F.Kennedy International Airport.
Killing all Passengers on board.You can confirm
from the website below http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_587

Unfortunately him and all his family members lost their
lives Since then I have made several enquiries to
several Embassies to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided
to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any
member of his family but of no avail, hence I
contacted you.

I contacted you to assist in repartrating the money
and property left behind by my client and his family since
I have no place to locate any of his relatives. I can
easily convince his bank in the with legal practice
that you are the only surviving relation of my
Boss.Otherwise the Estate he left behind will be
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where
this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, My late Boss had an account with one
of the banks Europe. valued at about US$16.5Million
(Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) which I witness the documentations in europe before
he left for the states on 10 Nov 2001.

Conseqently,The bank issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin to my Boss since I have been unsuccesfull
in locating the relatives.
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$16.5Million (Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) will be paid into your account
and then you and I can share the money. 55% to me and
40% to you,while 5% should be for expenses,tax as your
government may require.

All necessary legal documents that can be used
to back up any claim we may make will be provided.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us
see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.

Reply immediately, it will be more business like
if you call me + 44 7040113412

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Peter Boltton
+ 44 7040113412


N.B. Please indicate your telephone and fax numbers
for easy communication in this mutual transaction.


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