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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:
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "James Clerk" <jam_cler03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: james_clerk4444@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:52:30 -0600
Subject: HELLO DEAR

Dear Sir,
  
My name is James Clerk, I work with a Bank here in London,United Kingdom (name withheld for security reasons). I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you which is not intended for you to spend money or assist financially as i have made arrangment for an invetor to finance till we conclude.(Lewis Altman) made a numbered-time (fixed deposit) for twelve calendar month valued at (£1.2) One MILLION Two HUNDRED THOUSAND UK POUND STERLING,Upon maturity I sent a routine notification of Account status to his forwarding address but got no reply. After two months, we sent a reminder of same letter, and finally we discovered from his contact employers, Halliburton Oil Services Company that Engineer.Lewis Altman died in auto crash.
  
After further investigation, I found out that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents, including his Bank deposit papers. This sum of £1.2m is still floating in our Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.
  
Note that it does not necessarily matter, whether you are biologically related to the deceased or not. As you may bear with me, a next of kin maybe a parent, sister, brother, close relative, business associate, friend or even a well-wisher.  therefore,whether you are related to him or not is never a barrier to realizing the transaction.The important thing is that I have every detailed information regarding the said account (investment) and the deceased also.

Note, that every arrangement has been put in place for a smooth and successful transaction.On receipt of your positive response, I will give you full details and information on this transaction.
  
Please indicate your willingness to proceed in this project and send me your full name and address,telephone/fax numbers to facilitate communication.Please indicate your intrest so that we can commence

Waiting to hear from you.
  
Thanks,
  
James Clerk

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