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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • peter_b9000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • peterbrown103@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Brown" <peterbrown55@btconnect.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 01:35:48 +0100
Subject: Good Day,

From:Peter Brown
Crockford Lane Basingstoke Hants RG24 8WB. London UK.
CONTACT ME TRUE MY PRIVATE EMAIL,S
EMAIL ADDRESS: peter_b9000@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:peter_b9000@yahoo.co.uk>
EMAIL ADDRESS: peterbrown103@yahoo.com <mailto:peterbrown103@yahoo.com>

Good Day,

I am Barrister Peter Brown from London . I am the Personal Attorney to Late "ALBERT GOINS' who used to work with a Manufacturing company here in LONDON.On the 26th of December 2004, My client died with his family while on Vacation at Phuket Island in Thailand in December 2004.Asia Earth Quake Disaster (TSUNAMI DISASTER YOU CAN VIEW THE DISATER WEBSITE BELLOW

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/ <http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/>

I received a phone call as his Personal Attorney which broke the tragic news of my clients death in the Tsunami disaster. Since then I have made everal enquiries to locate any of his extended relatives. This has proved unsuccessful.

I contacted yoU to assist me. I seek your consent and assistance in Repatriating money left behind by my late client before it gets confiscated or declared Unserviceable by my bank directors where the deposit is lodged. The Deposit is valued US$26,500, 000.00
(Twenty six million , five hundred thousand united states dollars only)and it is lodged with Bank here in London.

The bank has issued me an ultimatum to present a next-of-kin of the deceased to inherit the Funds or have the account declared serviceable The board of directors of my bank adopted a resolution and i was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money Within 28 working days or forfeit the money to the bank as an abandoned Property. The directors of the bank had planned to invoke the abandoned
Property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me as the personal Attorney.

I hereby seek your consent to present you to my bank as
next-of-kin of the deceased, so That the proceeds of this account valued us$26,500,000.00 can be Transferred to you as inheritance, and thereafter you and i will share The money; 50% to me and 45% to you, while 5% will be for any expenses We Made on this transaction.

I have necessary legal documents that will be used to support the claim of the inheritance from the bank as the Next Of Kin of my late client. All i require is your honest co-operation to enable us see the transaction through. I guarantee that the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
To commence the process of claiming the funds, i will require the Following information from you,
1. Your full names.
2. Your telephone and Fax Numbers.
3. Your contact address.
4. Your date of birth.
5. Your occupation.
As soon as i receive this information i will file-in a formal
application to my bank for the inheritance in your name as next- of-kin of the deceased that will enable the managements to process the transaction with you as Beneficiary and remit the funds in your name as
(inheritor).
I await your kind response,Good Day and God bless you.
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister Peter Brown .(Esq)
Email: peter_b9000@yahoo.co.uk <mailto:peter_b9000@yahoo.co.uk>

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