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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER ELVIS GEORGE" <mrs_fatimaismiana8@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrister_elvisg@myway.com
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 11:28:42 +0000
Subject: Attn:Beneficiary

Mr.Elvis George.
Elvis Chambers,#117 Martines St,
Victoria Island.

Attn:Beneficiary,
I am convinced that you would be capable to provide me with a
solution.I am Mr.Elvis George,a solicitor.I was the personal attorney to
Mrs.Andrea Eich,a national of your country,who worked with Hydracare Nig
Ltd(Oil management & filtration services),herein after referred as my
client.My client,her husband and their two children died in a plane crash
in July 2000.

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of
her extended relatives, which proved unsuccessful after several attempts, I
have contacted you to assist in repatriating the Assets and Capital valued
at US$30M left behind by my late client before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the trust Firm where this huge deposits were
lodged.The trust firm has issued me a final notice to provide the next of
kin or have the Assets confiscated within the next fourteen working
days.According to the law, at the expiration of (6) years, the Assets will
be confiscated if nobody applies to claim the fund.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating her relatives for 5 years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,so that
the proceeds of this Assets can be declared to you. Therefore,on receipt of
your positive response, I have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as
stated thus; 20% for you as my foreign partner,20% for me,55% for a
cucrative joint investment in your country base on your advice and 5% for
the settlement of any local and foreign expenses incurred by us during the
course of this business upon the successful completion of this transaction.

I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to backup your
claim.My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the
next of kin to Mrs.Andrea Eich so that the fruit of her labour will not be
in vain.All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see
this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.
Please urgently get in touch if you are willing to work with me

Best Regards,
Mr.Elvis George.
Elvis Chambers,#117 Martines St,Victoria Island.

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