419 scam: "Franz Xaver"<server@linktomWinmail.com> RE: YOUR DECEASED NEXT OF KIN'S BELONGINGS....

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Franz Xaver" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <f-sagmeister@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:31:07 +0100
Subject: RE: YOUR DECEASED NEXT OF KIN'S BELONGINGS....

SIR,

A HUMBLE PROPOSAL FOR A SILENT MUTUAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.

Happy New Year 2011 to you and your family!

My name is Mr. Sagmeister Franz, before moving to Belgium, I am a branch manager at one of the top banks in Hamburg. I am also the Account officer to Mr. Dieter Bock, a German Millionaire businessman who choked to death on food from his own restaurant on May 12 2010 at the age of 70.

Bock, worth an estimated 600 million euros ($736.8 million), owned a string of famous hotels that included the 250-room Atlantic Hotel, which has housed guests such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andre Agassi and Placido Domingo, and where much of "Tomorrow Never Dies" was filmed. But the truth is that Bock is far worth more than that. Mr. Bock has an extra total of Euros 109 Million in a coded rainy days savings under my care which nobody knows about.

Since nobody knows about this I seek your consent to front you as the Next of Kin of the deceased Mr. Bock so that the proceeds of this Account valued at 109 Million Euros can be paid to you then you and I will share the money at 75% to me and 25% to you. I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable this deal get through. The whole money is in his rainy days account waiting for "you", his next of kin to claim it.

I have it all taken care of already. All you need to do iS front as the next of kin and I will take it from there. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the Law. I have arranged everything that all our business relationship regarding this will be close within the confine of my financial broker friend's office and the bank. Please get back to me immediately with your direct cell phone and fax numbers to enable us further about this transaction. Please also copy your replies to my alternative email address under my name below for security purpose.

Thank your for your anticipation.

Sagmeister Franz
f-sagmeister@t-online.de

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