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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • smith.petersmithpeter.peter@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: peter smith <peter.smithh5@msn.com>
Reply-To: <smith.petersmithpeter.peter@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:15:07 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST



MANAGING PARTNER
Peter smith & SOLICITORS
415 ROYAL LIVER BUILDING,
PIER HEAD, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.



NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST



On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late
Engr.Reinhard Hermann, I once again try to notify you as my earlier
letter to you returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you
again by this same email address on the WILL.



I wish to notify you that Late Engr. Reinhard Hermann made you a
Beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Seventeen Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($17,500.000.00 USD) to you in
the codicil and last testament to his WILL. This may sound strange and
unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely traveled
man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you
were recommended to him by one of his numerous Friends abroad who
wished you good.



Engr Reinhard Hermann until his death was a member of the Helicopter
Society and the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers. He had
a very good heart and was a philanthropist. His great philanthropy
earned him numerous awards during his life time. I.e.UNO, WHO, &
UNESCO.



Late Engr. Reinhard Hermann died on the 13th day of December, 2007.
At the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.
According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities
and to help the poor and the needy in your society. Please if I reach
you this time as I am hoping, endeavor to get back to me as soon as
possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no
distant time.



Reply to smith.petersmithpeter.peter@googlemail.com
Sincerely yours,
BARR Peter smith (ESQ).
P smith & SOLICITORS
MANAGING PARTNERS/SOLICITORS

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