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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • williams999@myway.com
  • peter_williams999@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "peter_williams777" <peter_williams777@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:31:47 -0600
Subject: HELP ME PLEASE


>From Peter William.
Dearest one,
Subject : Assistance
looking for God fearing person and trust worthy who
will help me .You can contact me in this my private email address:williams999@myway.com
GOOD DAY
I am Peter William a 30 years old boy. I am in possession of a large sum of US$35.5 Million in cash which i want to invest in your country underyour care. This money was inherited from our late Father DrPhilip william who was the Chief accountant of Sierra Leone Gold & diamond Mining Corporation during our 8years civil War when Major Johnny Paul Koromah was the country's president. This money is of no criminal origin as it was largely realized from black market sale of alluvial gold dust during the war.This money has been moved and lodged into a security & finance corporation in REPBLIC OF BENIN COTONOU through diplomatic channels in two trunk box tagged family valuables for security reasons. I now want to move this money abroad and invest it in profitable ventures, as the time is now ripe for such move.
Where i need your assistance
1.Firstly to assist me claim this consignment from the security company as my late fathers foreign partner and have the money paid into your nominated account. 2. To assist me invest the money in a profitable business ventures in your country. For your kind assistance you will get 30% of the total amount,while the remaining 70% will be for me which i will use to establish in your country .
Upon your response and acceptance to assist me, i will give you further details concerning this transaction but you must treat this transaction as highly confidential for my security reasons.
Note.Please kindly look a very nice UNIVERSITY in your country which i will continue my education immediately you retrieve the consignment from the Security Company in COTONOU.
You can contact me in this my private email address:peter_williams999@myway.com
Best Regards
Peter William

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