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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • howard_peters01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • peters01@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "howard_p@terra.es" <howard_p@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:22:47 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: MAIL FROM PETERS HOWARD.



MAIL FROM PETERS HOWARD.
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EMAIL: howard_peters01@yahoo.com
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Good Day!,

I have the honour and confidence to introduce to you this private proposal.=
I got your contact information through your country business directory her=
e in South Africa. I am Mr.Peters Howard, the in-law of the Ex-president of=
Liberia Mr.Charles Ghankay Taylor.

I am writing this proposal to you concerning my family present condition in=
Benin Republic following my in-law arrest since April, 2006 to face the in=
ternational criminal court in the European Union.
Before my in-law was taken to the European Union, he ordered me to withdraw=
privately the sum of Twenty Three Million US Dollars (US$23,000,000) which=
was secured and deposited in my name for safe keeping to avoid traced.
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On our 30 minutes of private conversation i had with my in-law in the jail =
in Africa before he was transferred to the European Union, he strongly advi=
sed me not to spend any of this money for his case, that I should fine a =
way to move the money out of the deposit for investment for my family futu=
re. I came across your company profile and have gone through it before con=
tacting you as i have strong believe that you will be able to give me th=
is assistance and help towards the activities of receiving and securing t=
his money in your company for us.
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In Africa I cannot make use of this money because it is not safe for me and=
the rest of my family, people have also been threatening to kill us becaus=
e they felt my in-law killed members of their families during the war in my=
country. The rest of our family is presently on sanction and it is not pos=
sible for me or any member of my family to travel out of Africa, with all r=
espect I please kindly request you to contact me via this my e-mail howard_=
peters01@yahoo.com because i have found a way how to move out the money out=
of the deposit and I please ask you to give me the assistance in the recep=
tion and secure of the money until all this problems is over.

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Meanwhile, you have to assure me of your honesty as i
wouldn't want you to act betray my trust in you when the money gets into yo=
ur custody. Please try to write me back urgently once you are in reception =
of this mail to enable me give you all information=E2=80=99s towards the tr=
ansaction and for more negotiations.

Have a nice week as I will be expecting your urgent response.

Thank You,
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Mr. Peters. H.





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