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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 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • revugo_peters45@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV UGO PETERS" <billmail@purcell.biz>
Reply-To: revugo_peters45@yahoo.es
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 16:38:28 -0800
Subject: FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION AND GET BACK TO ME ASAP.

FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

COULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER TO HELP ME TO RELOCATE THIS SUM OF TEN
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (US$10.5m) TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR

ESTABLISHING A MEDIUM SIZE INDUSTRY IN YOUR COUNTRY.THE SAID 10.5 MILLION
DOLLARS WAS DEPOSITED IN OUR SECURITY COMPANY BY MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER,
A GERMAN CITIZEN WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN 2000.WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT
HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY TO COME FORWARD FOR CLAIMS BUT COULD NOT SUCCEED.WE
DISCOVERED THAT THE LATE GERMAN DIED ALONG SIDE WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN
WHO SUPPOSED TO BE HIS NEXT OF KIN.

CLICK HERE (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)

I WILL GIVE YOU ALL VITAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE GERMAN AND THE 10.5MILLION
DOLLARS IN OUR CUSTODY SO THAT YOU WILL CONTACT OUR COMPANY FOR THEM TO
RELEASE THE MONEY TO YOU.YOU CAN COME HERE IN PERSON OR YOU CAN REQUEST
THE COMPANY TO SHIP THE FUNDS TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY DIPLOMATICALLY.

I AM A MANAGER IN THIS COMPANY,I WILL PLAY A ROLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
10.5 MILLION DOLLARS IS RELEASED TO YOU. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY,
I WILL GIVE YOU A DRAFT APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL FORWARD TO OUR COMPANY.

REPLY AND LET ME KNOW YOUR FULL NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION, YOUR TELEPHONE
AND FAX NUMBERS IF AVAILABLE.I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.

PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL:(revugo_peters45@yahoo.es).

REV, UGO PETERS.
Tel; +234; 802-059-6531,
FAX: +234-1-7594884

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam