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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • kelvin_peterson80@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kelvin peterson <kelvin_peterson@windowslive.com>
Reply-To: <kelvin_peterson@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:05:51 +0000
Subject: from kelvin




DEAR GOOD FRIEND


Compliments of the season I am kelvin peterson, 22 years old. I am a citizen of south african. I am writing to solicit your noble assistance for the transferand investment of USD$10.5 million dollars (TEN million five hundred thousand us dollars) in your country.I am the only SON of late peterson james,who died as a result of lead poison,by his elder brother,my uncles.Before the sudden death of my late father on Nov 15 2006 he called me confidentially and informed me in confidence of this sum of USD$10.5 million dollars he concealed in a metallic box and deposited with a SECURITY COMPANY, not deposited as money but as a family valuables in EUROPE for security reasonspending on guarantee of your faithfulness and co-operation He told me that he used my name as his only daughter as the next of kin in depositingthe trunk box. And he directed me where to get the documents, as regards to this fund, he further advised me to search for a reliable partner overseas who will assist me retrieve and invest the money overseas in case he did not come out alive. Unfortunately, he died after 21 days in the hospital. and for me to continue silent over looking for assistance while the DUMURAGE is increasing in the security company, every thing he advice me on has happend so far as his brothers have suceeded in selling all his belongings and are now after this said trunk box.i decided to contact you to help me out, Now, I am soliciting your kind assist once to help me retrieve this trunk box from the sircuirity company.and to assist me invest the money wisely as it is the only money left Right now, I have all the documents intact. So, I look forward to hearing from you so that we will proceed as soon as we retrieve the deposit, without wasting time i will come down to your country to witness the investing of the money. Meanwhile, i will compensate you with 20% of the total money for your noble assistance,and for any out/input.Am looking forward to hear from you again, together with your Informations, such as,
1.Full Name:.........2.Full Address:......3.Status:.............4.Occupation:.......5.Age:.................6.Sex:.................7.Country:...........8.Tel.Number:.......9 Valid ID card ......Thank you for your kind support
do contact me privately,on my personal email,
kelvin_peterson80@yahoo.com
Best Regardkelvin
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