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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)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: David Foster <davidfoster010@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <davidfosterd1959@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 15:22:04 +0000
Subject: Can i trust you!!!



Dear Friend, I am Mr David Foster . I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On July 20,2002,Mr.Andreas Schranner,a National of France, who used to be a private contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi Arabia and also German property magnate. Mr.Andreas Schranner.Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months, valued at BP17,000,000.00 (Seventeen Million Pounds only) 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, Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi Arabia that Mr.Andreas Schranner And his wife with their three children were involved in air crash,all occupants of the plane unfortunately lost their lives. During one of his trips to his country. On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Andreas Schranner. did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.This sum of GBP£17.000,000.00 have been floating as unclaimed since 2002 in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones. According to the British law at the expiration of 5 (FIVE) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the British Government if nobody applies to claim the fund and the FIVE years is the end of 2006.Since then, I have made several enquiries with his country's embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved Unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to Contact you with this business partnership proposal. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating a huge amount of money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance/Security Company where these huge deposit was lodged. The deceased had a deposit valued presently at $21million US Dollars and the Company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin orBeneficiary by Will otherwise have the account confiscated within the next thirty official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $21Million US dollars can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you.I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Kindly provide me the following; 1. Full Name2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number3. Your Contact Address.4.occupation & Age. Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated. Best regards,Mr David Foster
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