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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: richard kamp <richard_kamp100@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: richkamp@o2.pl
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:25:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT


Dear partner

I am Mr. Richard Kamp, an auditor, in First National Bank South Africa I am writing this letter to ask for your assistance and full co-operation to carry out this business opportunity in my department with you. I am contacting you based on trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this deal.

On auditing of foreign accounts in my branch I discovered an abandoned sum valued at $35.5m (Thirty Five Million Five Hundred United States Dollars) belonging to late Mike Matsushita, 37, a former tour guide, was a Vietnamese-American. He died in bomb blast terrorist attacks on July 7th 2005 incident that befall the UK. He did not declare any beneficiary or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work here at the Bank, and all attempts to trace his beneficiary were fruitless. With my position in the bank I can release to you the information and back you up to claim the funds as the beneficiary with all the information I will give you. If not claimed will be declared dormant, confiscated and send the bank treasury. Please confirm from this site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4668245.stm

The funds will be shared in the ratio: 65:35 .Sixty Five percent for me and thirty five percent for you. I guarantee that this deal is 100% free risk and will be sealed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you or your company from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the Banker in the bank to secure approvals and guarantee the Successful conclusion of this transaction.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required. If your are interested to be a partner with me?, please reply back to me immediately and please include your private telephone number and fax number so I can give you a call for more details. I am waiting your urgent reply soonest. Thanks.

Best regards,
Mr. Richard Kamp.
+23 480 528 85219
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