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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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "million british pounds" (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 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.
  • hendrickpees@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "peterson hendrick" <hendypea24@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:08:07 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP INVITATION

My Dear Friend,

Good Day, I am Mr. Peterson Hendrick, Senior Credit Officer of
ABSA BANK SOUTH AFRICA.Here is a 100% concealed and mutually
profitable business proposal for you. After the United States and
Iraqi war, our client Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah who was the deputy
governor of Baghdad in Iraq and also business man made a numbered fixed
deposit for 12 calendar months, with a value of Twenty Five million
British Pounds only in my branch.Upon maturity several notices were
sent to him, even in the first quater of last year. Again another
notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later
found out that the Deputy Governor has been assasinated in Baghdad.

The websites below is a proof and verification of the news about his
death:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.
stm
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979

After further investigation it was also discovered that Hatem Kamil Abdul
Fatah did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including
the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the
last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his
deposit in my bank. So, Twenty Five million British pounds is still
lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. Against
this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a
neutral person to stand in as the next of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul
Fatah so that you will be able to receive his funds with my aid as the
insider.

THE PREREQUISITE OF THIS PROJECT: I want you to know that I
have had everything planned out so that we come out successful.I have
contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary documents that
will back you up as the next of kin to Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah,all that
is required from you NOW is for you to provide me with your Full Names
and Address so that the attorney can prepare the documents with your
name. After you have been made the next of kin,the attorney will also
file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approvals
and letter of probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an
account that will be provided by you.

There are no risks involved in the matter as we are going adopt a
legalized method and the attorney will prepare all necessary documents.
Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning
this issue.Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account
we shall share in the ratio of 50% for me, 50% for you. Should you be interested,please
send me your full particulars including your private phone and/ fax
numbers for easy communication to private email address:(hendrickpees@yahoo.com)
and i will provide you with more details of this operation as well as my particulars.

I wait your response.

Kind Regards,

Mr. Peterson Hendrick

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