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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Robert J Clarkson"<rjclasonic2001@myway.com>
Reply-To: rjclasonic@myway.com
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 07:22:41 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Read and let me know.


Dear Friend,

Compliment of the day, in brief, my name is Mr. Robert J Clarkson. I work with the SWISS CAPITAL BANK PLC LONDON UK (SCB) as a Group Head Treasury Department. I am writing in a respect of unclaimed deposit belonging to a foreigner, Late Mr. Michael R Jeffs from United State of American, who was the major investor in offshore oil Riggs before his death on the 26th of March 2004. However, since the demise of Mr. Michael, I personally have watched with kin interest to see any next of kin or beneficiary to the fund that he deposited in our bank since the year 2002, but no one has ever come up for the claim of this fund, US$9.2 million, up to this moment. On this note, I am seeking for your noble assistance to help me come for the release and transfer of this fund into any of your nominated bank account, in the sense to make you the beneficiary of the fund, since you are a foreigner. Our modus opprandum and our ethics here does not allow such deposit to stay more than five years,
because after five years the money will be confiscated into the nations treasury as an unclaimed deposit. In view of this, I got your contact in my country’s trade journal after which I was convinced to contact you and introduce this business to you. I have agreed to share this money with you in the mutual understanding of 45% for you, 55% for me, Thereafter I will visit your country for the mutual sharing between both of us.

If you are willing to work with me, forward your below requested contact information so us to proceed.

(1) Your full name:(2) Your direct phone number.(3) Your direct contact address. As soon as I receive your information’s, I will give you more details on how we should proceed.

Wait for your reply. Best regards,Mr. Robert j Clarkson.



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