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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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447939978490
• 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.
  • enquiry4444@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Fischer <enquiry4444@aim.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:14:19 +0200
Subject: NEXT OF KIN PAY-OUT


Dear Sir/Madam,

Please permit me to introduce myself to you.
I am PETER FISCHER, An Accountant in London, U.K.Well I got your contact
from the British Council directory , and I have decided to
contact you so that we can carry out this legal and
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 $5.5 Million Dollars with OUR BANK,IN EUROPE.

Meanwhile,before his death he gave me the custody of the deposit documents,
and as such entrusted me with the Legal Rights to enable me transfer and execute this deposit to any Next
of Kin after his demise. So I have since tried to
locate any Next of Kin without no success, hence I
decided to contact you so that you can rightfully
stand as the legal next of kin to inherit the deposited
sum of $5.5 Million Dollars by virtue of the fact you share the same SURNAME
as my late CLIENT.
Now I am writing you confidentially because you will be
able to act and claim this DEPOSIT because you have the same
SURNAME as my Late CLIENT.
Listen carefully,You will be entitled to 50% of the total sum should
you be willing to assist me in this legal and
mutually beneficial business transaction, 10% will be earmarked for taxation
expense and I will get the remaining balance 40% as my share.
Get back so that I will prepare a formal agreement to guide
us in this transaction for accountability purpose.
Please reply to my private email: enquiry4444@aim.com

Yours truly,

PETER FISCHER

42 Campshill Road,
London United Kingdom.
Tel: + 44 793 997 8490
Email: enquiry4444@aim.com
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