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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.
• 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.
  • mpeter2233@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Peter <petermike66@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mpeter2233@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:29:11 -0400
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


Mr. Mike Peter
Tel: (902) 802 8168
E-mail: mpeter2233@hotmail.com


Dear Sir / Madam,

I am Mike Peter, Personal Financial Adviser. A national of your country who =
used to work as a Government Contractor in Canada. On the 1st of October =
2002, my client and his only Son were involved in a car accident along =
Highway 401West in Toronto, Canada; in which both occupants in the vehicle =
unfortunately lost their lives. Since then, I have made several enquiries =
here to locate any of my client's relatives but this has proved to be =
unsuccessful.

After several unsuccessful attempts, I've decided to search and utilize his =
surname. It was this search that led and motivated me to contact you, since =
you bear the same surname. Because of the present circumstances, I would want =
to present you as his next-of-kin to assist in repatriating his funds valued =
at US$17.5 Million (Seventeen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States =
Dollars).

It will be smart to collect the funds before it gets confiscated or declared =
unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm (Bank) where this huge amount is =
deposited. The Ministry Of Finance has issued me a notice to provide the =
next-of-kin or have his money confiscated or donated to charity.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years =
now, I seek the consent to present you, if you are not his relative, as the =
next-of-kin to the deceased since you have the same last name. This means =
that this money can be paid to you.

On receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio =
and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal =
documents needed to back up this claim. All I require from you is your honest =
co-operation and willingness to see this transaction through.

I can be reached at the above information.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Mike Peter.

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