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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:
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • peteranna40@gmail.com
  • drpeteranna@yahoo.fr
  • peter.anna@personal.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Gepetro Petro" <gepetro.g@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:18:56 +0100
Subject: URGENT PARTNER WANTED


Hello Friend,

First and foremost you don't know me and I don`t know you , I am the only
son of the formal director of national oil company of Equatorial Guinea
(Compañia Nacional de Petróleos de Guinea Ecuatorial) blessed memory my
father and mother was assassinated by unidentified hoodlums last year 2007
because of the oil deal/ political opponent.

After my parents death I discover some documents in my father save indicate
that my father deposited the amount of US$10.950 Million Dollars with
finance company. Now I have decided to invest this money in your country or
anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.

I urge that you help me arrange on how to transfer this fund to your country
for investment purposes and I like to spend the rest of my life in your
country.

If you can be of an assistance to me, I will be pleased to offer to you 25%
of the total fund for your kind and humane assistance. While the rest will
be for my investments in your country. Please let me know your intentions
immediately through email.

NOTE: Please treat this highly secret and confidential

I await your soonest response.

My warmest regards to your entire family.

Thank you and God bless you.
Master Peter Anna
Please reply to this email box: peteranna40@gmail.com ,
drpeteranna@yahoo.fr , peter.anna@personal.ro

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam