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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:
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY" <mrpaulikemba@prudential-insurance1.com>
Reply-To: mrpaulikemba@myway.com
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 11:02:50 +0000
Subject: Please Acknowledge this message promptly.

Special notice,

I am 'Mr. Paul Ikemba', Executive Director of Claims and Indemnity of
Prudential Insurance Company. The Management and the Legal / Treasury
Department of this Prudential Insurance Company in a recent meeting,
recommended that the account of MR. F. ROBERTS, who maintained a Life
Assurance Policy should be declared Dormant and confisticated hence moving
his unclaimed benefits funds to the Treasury according to our Banking and
Financial law. A huge sum of money belonging to (MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN),
who his Account should be declared Dormant and confisticated .

He is a foreigner and he was amongst those that Died on the recent plane
crash during his visit to London with his entire family. You can confirm
through this website below.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

This man was our client and has a Life Assurance Policy WORTH the sum of
Five Million United States Dollars (US$5,000,000.00). Right now, the fund is
lying unclaimed in our custody and there is NO next of kin mentioned in his
file and there is NO HOW we can reach any of his other relatives. All
efforts made to establish contacts with any member of his relation has
proved abortive and unsuccessful. His Life Assurance Policy will expire in
the next few months. Just last week we received an instruction from Ministry
of Social Welfare to forward particulars of all unclaimed benefits that will
expire in the next few months.

Upon my personal finding on this matter, I kept this information secret to
myself until now that I am contacting you. In view of the fact that the
deceased customer is a foreigner, it is officially important for the
involvement of a foreigner who will pose as a next-of-kin. I will use my
position in this Insurance Company to present you as his Next of Kin and the
Money (US$5Million) will be safely transferred into your own bank account in
your country.I hope we can share the funds 50% for you, and 50% for me as i
am not greedy

The transaction will be done successfully 3-4 working days only. I require
you to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it is
important due to the fact that I am still in active services to the
Prudential Insurance Company.
Your earliest and urgent response to this matter is very important.

I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.

Kind Regards,

Mr. Paul Ikemba


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