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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • viktorwiebe101@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "viktorwiebe2000@terra.es" <viktorwiebe2000@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:04:33 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE



VIKTOR WIEBER
44 NEW BROAD STREET
EC2M 1BC
LONDON.

I am Viktor Wiebe. I am a brother to Mrs. Gloria Pelaez the wife of the late Hon. Emmanuel N. Pelaez of the Philippines. My inlaw was a very patriotic Philippino and a philantropist who worked as the Philippines ambassador in the United states of American until he passed away in July 27th, 2003 after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Check out: www.cebudoctorsuniversity.edu/hospital/cardio/ambpelaez.html

He loved my sister so much but they never had any child in the marriage. However, what kept them all the while was the fact that they were born again Christians.He left all he had on earth for my sister, his wife. Presently she has a total consignment valued for (Ninety-five Million united states dollars only), deposited in her name by her husband with a security/finance company which is based in Amsterdam the Netherlands.This family asset/jewelries and cash is concealled in a metallic trunk box and was shipped from the Phlippines to Asterdam under a diplomatic pouche.

My sister had always taken me like her son. Presently she very ill with throat cancer and stroke. She cannot say a word niether can she write anything because of the stroke.She has gone through hell with the husband's brother and entire family as they are aware that their brother left all what he ever had on earth for her since they had no children. They have put her under duress several times to question her about all their brother had while alive.She has always declined saying anything.

I am seeking your assistance now to assist me in recieving this amount from the finance firm in Amsterdam the Netherlands. I cannot do this because I am known to be her brother and the family of the late Pelaez has a steady searchlight on me to see if I have assess to the asset.This is why I need a foreigner to help in recieving the money so that I will be able to fly my sister to your country for proper medical treatment.

Please let me know if you will be able to do this by sending to me your telephone number,your complete names and your contact address so that I will be able to get all documents in your name to make you the new recepient of the asset.

You will own 10% of this money if you agree to assist us.

I await your immediate response as the health of my sister is going bad each day.

send your responce to my private email box// viktorwiebe101@yahoo.co.uk

Regards and God bless.

Viktor Wieber.





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