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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: "suzan mubarak" <cpp126@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:04:56 +0000
Subject: help needed urgent urgent

hi friend
I hverecieved this email :
i have recieved the following email:

"
Dear Friend
, I am Mr. ...the Bank .I has urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you. On May 6, 2003, an ... Oil consultant/contractor with
the ..... Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months,
valued at US$ 1,000,000.00.

in my branch. Upon maturity in 2002, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contract employers, Mr. ...died in accedent.
On further investigation,

I found out that he died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his
next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Mr. .... Did not declare any kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

These sums of US$ 1,000,000.00 have been floating as unclaimed since 2003 in
my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones., , my
proposal is that I want to seek your consent as a foreigner to stand in as
the owner of the money as the next of kin to the deceased so that the bank
will transfer the money to your designated account. All documents and proves
to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out.

I have secured from the probate an order of mandamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiaries, and more so I are assuring you that the business is
risk free involvement.

Your share stays while the rest be for me and for investment purpose, The
sharing of the funds will be based According to agreement within you and me.
As soon as I receive an acknowledgment of receipt of this message in
acceptance of our mutual business proposal, I will furnish you with the
necessary modalities . If this proposal is acceptable by you. plesae get
back to me with your full information. .
Best Regards
"

I have paid money to release the bond in the uafbmigonlinebk.com in
amsterdam and I dont care about the money paid, but the most important is
how to prevent accessing and block this fake bond from abusing it?

please I need help and advise

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