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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • peterwallace007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: peter wallace <peterwallace33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <peterwallace007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 13:13:53 -0600
Subject: GOOD DAY



MR PETER WALLACELloyds TSB Pacific LimitedLondon BranchUNITED KINGDOM
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you for giving me your time. Please be patient and read my email to you and may God bless you as you read my email to you. I am a staff of Lloyds TSB Group attached in Private Banking Services. I am contacting you concerning a customer and, an investment placed under our banks management 3 years ago, I contacted you independently of our investigation and no one is informed of this communication and I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you. As soon as i hear from you, i shall furnish you with more details about this transaction.
If interested reply back.Email:peterwallace007@yahoo.co.uk
Regards,Mr. Peter Wallace
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