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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: edward e <edjox68@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <edjox2@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:45:41 -0700
Subject: FROM MR EDWARD



Hello to you,My name is mr Edward, a retired executive member of Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP) Switzerland.ICEP focused on finding bank accounts in Switzerland belonging to non-Swiss indigenes, which have remained dormant since World War 11. On January 13, 2005,the Swiss Banker's Association published a list of dormant accounts originally opened by non-Swisscitizens. These accounts had been dormant since the end of World War 11(May 9, 1945), most belonged to Holocaust Victims. The Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP) on July 2005 discovered 2700 additional dormant accounts which include interest-bearing savings accounts,securities accounts, safe deposit boxes, custody accounts, and non-interest-bearing transaction accounts. Numbered accounts are also included.Interest is paid on accounts that were interest bearing when established. A dormant account of Mr.DUCHESNE VICTOR with a credit balance of 13,000,000 US dollar plus accumulated interest was discovered by me. The beneficiary was murdered during the holocaustera,leaving no WILL and no possible records for trace of heirs. The Claims Resolution Tribunal has been mandated to report all unclaimed money for permanent closure of accounts and transfer of existing credit balance into the treasury of Switzerland government as provided by the law for management of assets of the deceased beneficiaries who died interstate (living no wills).Henceforth,i want you to stand as a relation or beneficiary to Mr.DUCHESNE VICTOR so that this fund will be approved and release on your behalf.Many people who have full records of their relatives bank details have successfully claimed their inheritance and paid in full. However,i will funish you on all the necessary details that is relevant regarding this transaction as soon as i confim from you.You can explore this website for details regarding my proposal http://www.crt-ii.org Regardsedward
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