419 scam: pc Broker <pc@yahoo.com> MY FRIEND

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

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.
- pcdbroker@k.ro

Fraud email example:

From: pc Broker <pc@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: pcdbroker@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 15:09:08 +0100
Subject: MY FRIEND

HELLO FRIEND,

PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR NOW AND DO NOT ASK MY NAME.
WHAT I HAVE MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU. IT IS A
BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO YOU AND
I.

I LIVE IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. I AM 51 YEARS OLD AND
I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN A BANK IN LONDON FOR THE PAST 17
YEARS WHERE I AM PRESENTLY AN ACCOUNTS MANAGER.

I WILL GIVE YOU MY FULL DETAILS ON YOUR REPLY TO THIS
LETTER. MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO SOLICIT YOUR
CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE BASED ON ONE OF THE ACCOUNTS
UNDER MY MANAGEMENT CONTAINING $18.5MILLION (EIGHTEEN
MILLION & FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS) WHICH HAS REMAINED DORMANT
FOR THE LAST TWELVE YEARS. THIS ACCOUNT WAS OWNED BY ONE
OF OUR LATE CLIENT AND FOLLOWING MY INVESTIGATION, Late Mr.
Morris Thompson, an American who was a private business
man unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska
Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31st
2000, including his wife and only daughter.

You can read more about the crash on visiting these sites
below.http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html

I WILL INFORM YOU MORE ON HOW WE CAN GET THE MONEY IN
HER ACCOUNT TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOU AGREE
TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME ON THIS ON YOUR REPLY TO THIS
MAIL.

I WILL ALSO GIVE YOU MORE PERSONAL DETAILS OF ME AND
THE TRANSACTION ON YOUR REPLY.

PLEASE TREAT THIS AS CONFIDENTIAL, URGENT AND OF
UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

PLEASE RESPOND ONLY VIA EMAIL pcdbroker@k.ro

BYE FOR NOW

BEST REGARDS.

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