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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "here in london united kingdom" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • denispet@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR DENIS PETER" <denispeter1@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: denispet@myway.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:59:52 +0200
Subject: COME FOR THE CLAIM

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MR.DENIS PETER.I AM THE MANAGER CREDIT ACCOUNTS AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY IN LONDON OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.HOWEVER I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL WEB DIRECTORY.

I WRITE YOU IN RESPECT OF OUR LATE FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ON PLANE CRASH IN NEW YORK ON THE 31ST OF OCT.1999 ON EGYPTAIR FLIGHT 990, WITH A DOMART ACCOUNT IN OUR SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY .
SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER MR FAROUK TAMAN,IMPORT AND EXPORT TYCOON HERE IN LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE MONITORING OF THE DEPOSIT RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS SINCE THEN NO BODY HAS COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY IN THIS A/C AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR FAROUK TAMAN, HE HAS ONLY $6.5 MLLION IN HIS CODED A/C.IT IS ONLY AN INSIDER THAT COULD PRODUCE THE CODE/PASSWORD OF THE DEPOSIT PARTICULARS. AS IT STANDS NOW. THERE IS NOBODY IN THAT POSITION TO PRODUCE THE NEEDED INFORMATIONS OTHER THAN MY VERY SELF CONSIDERING MY POSITION IN THE SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY.

BASED ON THE REASONS THAT NOBODY HAS COME FOR THE CLAIMS OF THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN, I SEEK FOR YOUR
CO-OPERATION TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DESEASED CUSTOMER AND TO SEND THIS FUNDS OUT TO A FOREIGN OFFSHORE BANK A/C FOR MUTUAL SHARING BETWEEN ME AND YOU ONLY AS I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THE INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAVE REMOVED THE DEPOSIT FILE FROM THE SAFE.

BY THIS DOING, WHAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS TO SEND AN APPLICATION SEEKING CLAIMS OF THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE MR FAROUK TAMAN. I WILL SEND YOU SPECIMEN OF APPLICATION AS SOON AS YOU CONFIRM YOUR
READINESS TO ASSIST ME MOVE THE FUNDS OUT OF THE VAULT OF OUR SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY.

THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN THIS SECURITY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY. DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH DEPOSIT TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AS AN EXPERTRIATES DEPOSITS, IF THE DEPOSIT STAYS MORE THAN FIVE YEARS THE FUNDS WILL BE FORFEITED TO THE BANK TREASURY AS AN UNCLAIMED BILL/DEPOSIT.

IN VIEW OF THIS DEVELOPMENT I BEG FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND FULL CO-OPERATION TO COME AND LAY CLAIMED TO THIS DEPOSIT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR FAROUK TAMAN THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVE IN THIS BUSINESS AS I WILL EQUIPED YOU WITH ALL VITAL INFORMATION OF THE DEPOSIT AND THE ACCOUNT.

IT IS ONLY A FOREIGNER THAT CAN STAND AS A NEXT OF KIN AND IT IS UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU TO COLLABORATE WITH YOU TO PULL OUT THIS DORMANT ACCOUNT FUND.

NOTE:THAT ALL MODALITIES FOR A HITCH FREE TRANSACTION HAS BEEN PERFECTED FROM MY SIDE. I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE ACCOUNT PARTICULARS.I WILL NEED YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS COMPANY/RESIDENTIAL AND TEL/FAX NUMBER.SO THAT I CAN COMPUTERISE THEM TO TALLY WITH NEXT OF KIN COLLUM IN THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.

AS SOON AS THE TRANSACTION IS COMPLETED I WILL COME IN PERSON TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTMENTS OF MY SHEAR.

LASTLY FOR THE IMMEDIATE TAKE OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS AND READINESS TO ASSIST ME RETRIVE THIS DEPOSIT, THEN I WILL SEND TO YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION FORM AND OTHER VITAL
INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEPOSIT.

I ASSURE YOU OF 100% RISK FREE TRANSACTION.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADDRESS:(denispet@myway.com) FOR SECURITY REASONS.

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU . GOD BLESS.

YOURS RESPECTFULLY,
MR.DENIS PETER.

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