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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:
  • "because it still remains the fastest medium of communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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 pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "keep it confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (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_at200@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: peter brown <attpin100@msn.com>
Reply-To: <pin_pin44@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 22:05:56 +0000
Subject: Dear Partner Can I Trust You?,



Dear Partner Can I Trust You?,
ATTENTION:RE:Transfer of 30,000,000.00 pounds to your Account.
My name is MR.PETER BROWN,I work in a bank here in London and I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business.Though this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused,I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication.We want to transfer out money from our bank here in London.
I was on a routine inspection that I discovered the dormant domiciliary account with a Balance of (THIRTY-MILLION POUNDS STERLING'S)on further discreet investigation,I also discovered that the account holder has passed away (dead) leaving no beneficiary to the account.The owner of this account is a foreigner who is a self made billionaire,who is now dead,he has a huge investment here in the United Kingdom and all over the world,i know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before,but be sure that it is real and a genuine business.
However,if you are interested in this business we will start the first money transfer with Ten Million Pounds Sterling [£10,000.000] upon successful transaction without any disappointment from you.We shall also re-apply for the payment of the remaining amount to your account.However,knowing all this,we will reach a binding agreement in this regards.As a matter of urgency,I will inform you the next step to take,while you Send your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the account to be used for the deposit.
At the conclusion of this business,you will be given 35% of the total amount,60% will be for me,while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incurred during this process.I am assuring you that the transaction is 100% risk & trouble free,hence we are going to follow the normal transfer process,and i wouldn't like you keep it confidential because it is a huge amount of money.
I will be in your country immediately the fund is transfered into your account for the withdrawing and sharing of the money in our subscribed bank and other investment.
Contact me urgently for further detail through my E-mail:[peter_at200@yahoo.co.uk].Cordinally Yours,Mr.Peter Brown.

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