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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.
• 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.
  • davdpeters15@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Peters <ddpee_10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <daviidpeters15@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:24:54 +0100
Subject: INFO ON MR DAVID



Dear Sir,

I know this email will come to you in an odd manner asyou have not received any prior communication from mebefore now. But be that as it may, my name is Mr. DavidPeters and I was priviledged to be the account officerof my deceased client who lost his life sometime ago
In the process of review of the financial report by mybank, I discovered that you share the same last nameswith him, hence I contacted you so that I can give youfurther briefing on my intention and how to disburse the Estate he left behind.I will most acknowledge your prompt response as that would enable us to start something immediately.please reply via my private email: davdpeters15@yahoo.com

Sincerely,
Mr. David Peters(Accounts Officer)
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