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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • jamespeters7773@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jamespeters88@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james peters <jamespeters7773@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jamespeters88@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 15:08:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: good day


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: jamespeters7773@yahoo.com

Mr. James Peters

London-UK

Email: jamespeters88@yahoo.com


Good day,


Please forgive me for contacting you through this medium without previous notice; I had to use email because it is an easier and more confidential way of making contact for security reasons. My name is Mr. JAMES PETERS, a Fifty-two (52) years old Lawyer and a British citizen, I have a client whom I am his attorney by name PATRICIA VIOLA (SHE WAS A DIVOICEE) and a contractor and a real estate developer based here in London but she was abducted and got missing since February 13th 2001.she is from Bogotá New Jersey I have tried locating her relatives all to no avail and i published about her missing on many international dailies and the AMERICA MISSING, ADDUCTED AND LOST PERSONS (A.MA.L.P. FOUNDATION MINISTRY) for help but all my effort prove abortive. this is the web site of (A.M.A.L.P.FOUNDATION MINISTRY} where her name was published www.amalp.org.


Prior to her missing she has secured a contract of GBP12, 500,000.00 million from a private firm, following which she received 30% mobilization fee of GBP3, 750,000.00 and She has successfully executed the contract, but the balance of GBP8, 750,000.00 of the contract payment was in process for transfer into her account with Barclays Bank Plc London, which she submitted to the company before her missing.


One year after this sudden event, the company affected the transfer of the balance of this contract funds into the account. As his personal attorney before her death, I have taken record of this fund, the Directors of the bank Barclays Bank London has been asking me to provide particulars of Miss PATRICIA VIOLA next of kin so that the Fund could be remitted to the Next of Kin's account in accordance with their banking policy, however, as the personal consultant and attorney and also a close confidant of late MISS PATRICIA I want you to know that My late Client died interstate, i.e., She died without leaving a Will. Hence, all my efforts to locate any of his relative whom I can present to the Bank as her next of kin have proved abortive.


Therefore I am offering you a hand of a deal to present you as the deceased relative/next of kin and subsequently the beneficiary of the fund so the proceed of this amount valued at GBP8, 750,000.00 Million can be paid to you for subsequent disbursement between you and I. If you can cooperate with me and receive this funds as next of kin to late MISS PATRICIA, confirm your interest by contacting me through my confidential email above, I can assure you that the deal is 100% risk free as long as I am concerned as her Lawyer because I am in possession of the deceased personal file regarding her financial matters which contains vital information we will use to prove your relationship with the deceased to enable the money be paid into the account of whomever I present as late Miss PATRICIA Next of kin to the bank when needed.


When I receive a positive response and after proper discussion with you, I will furnish you all relevant information that will facilitate the release of the Funds to you.


I wait for your positive response and your private phone and fax numbers for easy and more comfortable communication and also wait for your reply through my private email address: jamespeters88@yahoo.com


Yours truly


Mr. James Peters

- james peters

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