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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • f.pets1@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Frank Peters" <mrfpeters@barcleysbank.com>
Reply-To: f.pets1@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 13:10:15 +0000
Subject: Mail From Mr.Frank Peters

Mail From Mr.Frank Peters
Contact<f.pets1@yahoo.de>

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Frank Peters, The Assistant manager, Bills and Exchange at the
Foreign Remittance Department of one of the leading banks in West Africa.

In order to transfer out (Fifteen Million US Dollars) from our bank here, the
owner of this account is Mr Williams barnes foreigner and the manager of
petrol chemical service, A chemical engineer by proffession and he died since
1999 in air crash.

The air crash website is below:Please confirm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm

The amount involved is (15,000,000.00) United States Dollars.
I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but I don't
know any foreigner, I know that this massage 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. I believe in God that you will never let me down in this investment.


Your full contact information phone and fax number, Name will be necessary for

this effect. Hope to hear from you soonest.

Thanks,

Mr.Frank Peters
NB:Reply to :f.pets1@yahoo.de

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