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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:
  • "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "% of every payment" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• 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.
  • peterleo005@yahoo.co.th (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Peter Leo" <peter_leo2@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <peterleo77@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:10:00 +0000
Subject: Good Day



Dear Sir, Top of the day to you.I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition having gone through your remarkable profile on the internet.
Though, this medium (Internet)has been greatly abused, I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you I am Dr.Peter Leo chief executive officer of Star Energy Group plc.

we are OPEC members who deal on crude oil and raw material.I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a paymentthat is due to my colleagues for services and supplies we rendered.my colleagues want someone in usa who has ( HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT ACCOUNT ) to receive the fund for us.why we want someone with ( EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT ACCOUNT ) was because of our previous exeperince where our representative run away with our money.
Please if you are willing to assist,i will want you to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person,as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction.And moreso you will be entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to recieve for us from our customers.and all transfer charges would be deducted from the pricipal amount.Please contact us for more information via email with the below informations filled out.
NAME.AGE:.STATUS:.STATE/COUNTRY.TEL/FAX NUMBERSCOMPANY NAME..OCCUPATION.We look forward in working with you.
Dr.Peter LeoStar Energy Group plc.9th floor,suit 13World trade center
Email: peterleo005@yahoo.co.th
NB:Ignore this mail if you are not intrested in the offerand you cannot handle large sums of money.
Thank you

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