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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.
  • peter_fischer06@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: peachypie60@mchsi.com (Peter Fischer(Next Of Kin Payout))
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 10:02:03 +0000
Subject: Hello Please Read!!!

Dear Friend,
I am Peter Fischer, 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 USD$5.5M with a BANK
in LONDON ,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 confidential because you will be
able to claim this DEPOSIT because you have the same
SURNAME as my Late CLIENT. Yo u 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%.I will prepare a formal agreement to guide us in this transaction
foraccountability purpose.Please reply to my private below.
Email: peter_fischer06@yahoo.es
Yours truly,
PETER FISCHER

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