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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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 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)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • peterclark200@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sideby@terra.es" <sideby@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 17:10:37 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: FROM DR. PETER CLARK .



FROM DR. PETER CLARK .

I am contacting you from Spain . My name is Dr. Peter clerk. A Top Management Official of one of the Finance Corporation in Spain .

Please do not get upset as to how I got your contact. I got your contact address from the directory and sincerely advise that you calm down to read below proposal thoroughly and thereafter decide if we can do the business together.

It is no setup or one of these hoaxes from Africa . A US citizen, Mr. Norman Anderson has been a customer of my Bank since 1988. He opens a domiciliary Account with us in June 1988.The said Bank Account, which is at the moment in dormant in US DOLLARS and has credit balance of $7.8 Million United States Dollars. Last transaction carried on the Account dates back to September 15, 1999. I have been the Account owner confidant and Account officer until above date when he was last seen in the Bank. And since this time Mr. Anderson has not been to the Bank nor sent in cheque for clearing.

This became a source of worry to me and prompted my personal investigation as to where about and business activity of this Customer. Result of my investigation revealed that he was into Oil Bunkering and operated within West and Central Africa sub-regions. Further investigation proved that he was one of the victims of November 1999 raid of illegal oil bunkering merchants in Malabo Island of Equatorial Guinea.

However, I continued my investigation and further discovered that a UK telephone number mentioned in our Bank information form, which he filled when the said Bank Account was established, belong to hotel in London .

This is a clear indication that he probably has fed my Bank with false information to protect his illegal Oil deals. I have not disclosed these findings to anyone else except you. After a careful study of the Account file and available data to me, I have packaged a good deal as follows; and will wish to carry it out with you.

My Dear Friend, the deal here is that the money in this Account will be approved and remitted to any Foreigner who shows up as relation to Mr. Anderson provided such person has correct information to the Account. I have such needed information and will hand it over to you as soon as we commence the transaction.

I will source all necessary documents and forward them to you for direct submission to the Bank. With my position as the Foreign Operations Manager we will quietly remove this money from the Bank without hitches. I don’t have any problem in regularizing all necessary documents and transferring the credit balance of the said account to your nominated Bank Account in overseas, but the problem is trust. I have spent months in trying to get an overseas reliable contact.

It is worthy to note that people are unreliable these days and even derive joy in telling lies. On this ground I request you’re unreserved but sincere cooperation devoid of greed in carrying out this transaction so that no one amongst both of us shall defraud each other at the end.

I am prepared to split at 60%---40% for you, provided that mine (60%) will be intact at the end.

Waiting for your expected co-operation in my private email address: peterclark200@yahoo.es

Reply by sending your, Tel. and fax number.

Best regards,

Dr. Peter Clark.

TEL: 00-34-652 060 105

Email: peterclark200@yahoo.es





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