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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)
• 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.
  • peterfischers_accountantuk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: info_04@mchsi.com (peterfischers_accountantuk@yahoo.co.uk )
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:55:37 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear Friend,
I am PETER FISCHERS, An Accountant in London,United Kingdom. I got your
contact from the British Council, and I have decided to contact you so that we
can carry out this mutually beneficial business transaction. My late Client (A
National of your COUNTRY) until his death Aboard an AERO FLIGHT 801 in 2001
deposited a total of 5.5M GBP (GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS) with BARCLAYS BANK, UNITED
KINGDOM. He gave me the custody of the deposit documents,and as such entrusted
me with the Legal Rights to transfer and execute this deposit to any Next of
Kin after his demise. I have since tried to locate any Next of Kin without
success, hence I decided to contact you so that you can rightfully stand as the
next of kin to inherit the deposited sum by virtue of the fact you share the
same SURNAME as my late CLIENT.
I am writing you confidentialy because you will be able to claim this DEPOSIT
because you have the same SURNAME
as my Late CLIENT. You will be entitled to 50% of the total sum should you be
willing to assist me in this business transaction, 10% will be earmarked for
taxation expense and I will get the remaining 40%.

Please reply to my private Email:peterfischers_accountantuk@yahoo.co.uk
Yours truly,
PETER FISCHERS

42 Campshill Road, London United Kingdom
Email: peterfischers_accountantuk@yahoo.co.uk

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