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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:
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (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: "Sam Siaw" <samsiaw7@msn.com>
Reply-To: samsiaw2@yahoo.de
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:33:30 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY.

FROM Mr.Sam Siaw .

Dearest,

I am Mr. Sam Siaw , The Assistant manager, Bills and Exchange at the
Foreign Remittance Department of one of the leading banks in West
Africa.Which will be disclosed to you on your acceptance to assist
me.Meanwhile I got your email address through the internet while I was
searching for someone to assist me in this transaction.However I am writing
these letter to ask for your support and cooperation to carry out this
transaction opportunity in my department.We discovered an abandoned sum of
$12,500,000.00 (Twelve million five hundred thousand United States Dollars
only) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died
along with his entire family of a wife and a daughter in October 31,1999. On
a plane crash of October 31,1999[With Egyptian airline 990]with other
passengers.Please confirm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm

Late Mr.William Barnes worked with Oil Services & Petrochemical Exchange
(OPE) Limited,West Africa a Petroleum Company in collaboration with Chevron
Canada.

Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to apply
and put claims for his money as the heir, because we cannot release the fund
from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next of kin to the
deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.Unfortunately, neither their
family member nor distant relative has ever appeared to claim the said fund.

Upon this discovery, I and other officials in my department have agreed to
make business with you and release the total amount into your account as the
heir of the fund since no one came for it or discovered the maintained
account with our bank, otherwise the fund will be returned to the banks
treasury as unclaimed fund. We have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be
as stated thus;30% for you as foreign partner,70% for us the officials in my
department.

MY REASON FOR DOING THIS TRANSACTION:

Then upon the successful completion of this transfer,I and one of my
colleagues will come to your country and mind our share. It is from our 70%
we intend to establish charity organization in our country as a way to help
the handicapped and less previlaged. To commence this transaction, we
require you to immediately indicate
your interest by providing the below informations

1.Your full name
2.Your personal telephone/fax number
3.Your country of orgin and residence
4.Your age and
5.Your Profession
to enable us send you a claim application form which you have to fill
and send to the bank as the next of kin for necessary approvals before the
transfer can be made.

ASSURANCE:

Personally I have every documents that will enable us put the claim forward
and inherit the fund nevertheless this transaction is legal.Moreso my bank
will effect the payment to any one who will apply for the claim to the
depositor as long as the person has the required documents and information
regarding this fund.I have all the required information and documents in my
possession which I will send to you when required by the bank.Please I would
appreciate if you will keep it away from the knowledge of the bank that I am
providing you with the required information.

NOTE:

This transaction must be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL because of its nature.
I look forward to receiving your prompt response to enable us proceed.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Sam Siaw .

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