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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Eric <peter111eric@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: peterxx21eric@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:49:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Your reply needed


Your reply needed

Good day,
I am Peter Eric of the Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP), I am a British. I have brought to you what I believe you might not be aware of and please for the best interest of the both of us, treat as secret and urgent.

ICEP is charged with the responsibility of finding bank accounts in Switzerland belonging to non-Swiss indigenes, which have remained dormant since World War II. However, since July of 1997, the Swiss Banker's Association published a list of dormant accounts and security deposits by non-Swiss citizens in Asia Europe and Africa. These accounts/security deposits had been dormant since the end of World War II (May 9, 1945) and some since 1990. Most belonged to Holocaust victims and some to corrupt Africa leaders. Webster:
www.swissbankclaims.com
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9902/09/germany.holocaust

I am in possession of a $20million dollar deposit, which has been unclaimed and dormant, the depositor is now dead and has no next of kin. I want to know if you will assist me to safeguard this fund, I will give you the full details and procedure when I receive your reply.
Please, know that the documents of this fund is with me

Sincerely

Peter Eric.



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