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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 united states 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • peterclarke10@terra.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "peterclarke10@terra.es" <peterclarke10@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:36:34 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Did you get my mail.



Good day,

I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and reward you abundantly. My family and I are true Christians and we worship God truthfully I got Your contact through Internet during my research on some one who could help us .

Before the death of my father,he had notified me about the money $12m (Twelve Million United States Dollars) he deposited in with one of the private Finance security companies with offices scattered all over the world,as if he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe.

My father died and left my Mother I and my brothers behind . This money was deposited in a box as personal valuables for a foreign partner to avoid much demurrage from the Security Company situated in London.This amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the farms and establishment of a new farm in Swaziland. This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich whitefarmers and some few black farmers.

This resulted to killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my husband was one of the victims.It is against this background that, my family and I who are currently staying in Cameroon as asylum seekers decided to transfer the money to a foreign country since the law of the country I am presently taking refuge prohibits refugees from opening any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction throughout the territorial zones of West Africa.

I and my brother are the only people who can take Care of his wealth
now because my mother is not literate enough to know all my fathers wealth left behind and I dont know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere abroad so that my fathers kindred will not take over what rightfully belongs to my father and our family, which they were
planning to do without my awareness .

All this was stated in my late fathers will which my father's lawyer has in his custody but the families are not ready to listen to him they plan keeping the whole funds to themselves . I hereby need your help in bringing the safety deposit box containing the money out from the
Finance security company where it was deposited based on your reply I Will furnish you with more details on how we can proceed.

I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount to you if you help us in Securing this money and another 10% interest of annual Income to you,for investing this money for us,which you will strongly have absolute control over.

If you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me In lifting this fund, kindly reach me through this email address and I will let you know the next step to take towards actualizing this transaction as quickly as possible Finally I would like you to give me your word on your trust and your sincerity and promise not to cheat or be dubious on me please note that this transaction is 100% risk free.

Reply me through this email address:peterclarke02@walla.com
Yours sincerely,

Peter Clarke .
for the family .
peterclarke10@terra.es








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