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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 endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "nichmich01@terra.es" <nichmich01@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:41:53 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: A MUST READ INFORMATION(URGENT AND IMPORTANT)



Compliment of the day to you,
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My name is NICHOLLS MICHAEL ; I am the credit manager with a bank here in t=
he United Kingdom. I am contacting you in respect of a transaction of very =
great importance. Though I know that contact of this nature will make any o=
ne apprehensive and worried, I am assuring you that everything has been tak=
en care of, and you have nothing to fear at all and i would be very glad if=
you would allow me bring you to a clearer picture of what is on ground, wh=
at we intend to do and how we intend to do it.

This enquiry involves a client who shares your surname. It was brought to m=
y knowledge that the aforementioned client died intestate and nominated no =
next of kin to the title over investments made. We came to know of you via =
the London. Global. Database.Center (L.G.D.C.) Hence I am making this conta=
ct. The essence of this communication with you is to request that you provi=
de me with information on 3 KEY issues.
1. Are you aware of any relative/relation having the same surname, who=E2=
=80=99s last known, contact address was Brussels, Belgium?
2. Are you aware of any investment of considerable value made by such a per=
son with any Private Bankers?
3 Can you establish beyond reasonable doubt your eligibility to assume stat=
us of next of kin to the deceased?
He died in an air crash along with his wife on the 31st October 1999 in an =
Egyptian airline Boeing 990 with other passengers on board. You can confirm=
this fact from the website which was aired by the BBC WORLD NEWS: http://n=
ews.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm Since his death, none of his r=
elatives or associates have come forward to lay claims to his funds as next=
-of-kin, and on my own i have made concerted effort to locate any of his re=
latives but all proved abortive.=20

Based on the ethics and policies of the bank, it would be declared unclaime=
d and taken to the treasury of the bank as capital base of the bank, becaus=
e already the account has been tagged dormant because it has exceeded the n=
ormal functional number of years.

We cannot release the funds from his account unless someone applies for it =
or lays claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our bankin=
g guidelines. Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission and assistanc=
e to present you and have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased, so th=
at the funds can be released and transfer to you, as all documentations wil=
l be carefully worked out by me for it to be released in your favor as the =
beneficiary's next of kin, if not the members of the board of directors wil=
l utilize it for their personal arrangements. Because after seven years as =
this is the sixth year going it will be called back to the bank treasury as=
unclaimed bills and shared amongst the directors of the bank, so it is on =
this note I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of =
kin/beneficiary rather than allow the bank directors to share it amongst th=
emselves at the end of the year.

It may interest you to know that I have secured from the probate commission=
an order of mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries. Please a=
cknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business end=
eavour by furnishing me with the following information if you are intereste=
d.=20

1. A beneficiary name, in order for me to prepare the document for transfer=
in your name.=20
2. Direct Telephone and fax numbers...For our personal contact and for easy=
communication between both of us.=20
Upon your acceptance I shall send you my identity for more confidentiality =
and trust in each other as I shall trust you not to elope at completion.=20

If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me immedi=
ately . Do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you, I =
await your urgent response. =20

Regards,

NICHOLLS MICHAEL.






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