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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:
  • "dear friend" (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.
  • peter_richardson555@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jurgen gerstner" <drjurgen_gerstner001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drjurgen_gerstner23@myway.com
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:36:29 +0100
Subject: FROM PETER RICHARDSON

Office of Auditor General
Standard Chartered Bank plc.
london United
Kingdom.
+44-7-955678518
Dear Friend.


NOTE; YOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE ON THIS ADDRESS
peter_richardson555@myway.com

I have urgent and ver
confidential business proposition for you.
On 20th MAY 2002, an Iraqi
National a member of Kurdish political chieftain Jalal Talabani's
family Oil consultant/contractor with The Iraqi Northern Oil Company Mr
Ghazi Talabani Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 24 calendar
months,valued at US$32,186,340.00 (Thirty two Million One hundred and
Eighty Six thousand Three hundred and fourty dollars only) in this
bank.
Upon maturity in 2004, a routine notification was sent to his
forwarding address but got no reply .
After a month, we sent a reminder
and finally we discovered from his contract employer were he took the
last appointment as the head of security for oilfields in northern
Iraq,Northern Oil Company that Mr.Ghazi Talabani died as a result of
Gunmen attack on his way to work on the June 17, 2004.
On further
investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL,and all
attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.
I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr Ghazi Talabani did not
declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

This sum of US$32,186,340.00
(Thirty two Million One hundred and Eighty Six thousand Three hundred
and fourty dollars only)have been floating as unclaimed since June
2004 in my bank It might also interest you o know that that he did not
declare any kin in the account due o his position in his country.
And
This automatically prevents his family from knowing about his account.
According to the Statutory Regulation law the account is about to be
declared unclaim and the money will automatically be reverted to the
ownership of the British Government if nobody applies to claim the fund
and this will take place in few months time.Consequently as an auditor
of the account and that of the bank my proposal is that i want to seek
your consent as a foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money as
the next of kin to the deceased so that the bank will transfer the
money to your designated account.

All documents and proves to enable
you get this fund will be carefully worked out.I have secured from the
probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased
beneficiaries,and more so I are assuring you that the business is risk
free involvement.

Your share stays while the rest be for me and for
investment purpose as i will leave London by the end of the year.
The
sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within me and
you. As soon as i As soon as i receive an acknowledgement of receipt of
this message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I will
furnish you with the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to
suit both parties without any conflict.
If this proposal is acceptable
by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust i have bestowed in
you.
Please for more insight visit
http://www.smh.com.
au/articles/2004/06/16/1087244981283.html
In your reply kindly send me
your direct contact information which will include phone and fax.
Best
Regards.
PETER RICHARDSON.

NOTE; YOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE MADE ON THIS ADDRESS
peter_richardson555@myway.com

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