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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • peterokonu2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <peterokonu23@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:09:08 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP



Dear sir/madam, Please do not be surprised by receiving this email. I deliberately sent it to you. I am soliciting for your assistance for the transfer of US$25Million.For introduction sake, I am the financial controller in charge of the sales of crude oil in my country. This position has offered to me the opportunity to acquire the sum of US$25Million. I have the problem of keeping this US$25Million in my local bank account because as a civil servant, I earn salary monthly and my salary for a 100 years cannot be up to US$25Million.If I bank the US$25Million,it will be noticed and the government will seize it. So I am soliciting for your help so you can provide for me your bank account to enable me transfer this fund to you. Please I am under serious need for a foreign partner who will agree to receive this fund. I have all logistics to declare that the US$25Million belongs to you so I can transfer it to your bank account. Please while replying, include your information: 1.Your Full names. 2. Your address. 3. Your telephone and fax numbers. 4. Your occupation. 5. Your age.
As soon as I receive your email reply, I shall resume communication with you and arrange to meet with you to conclude this transfer as we must meet to have trust for each other before I can transfer this fund to you.My alternative email is peterokonu2007@yahoo.co.uk Dr. Ebere Peters.

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