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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:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: robert nelson <robertnel112@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <robnelson1963@yahoo.es>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:23:43 +0000
Subject: Your swift response



Hello,
Re: collection of fund ($28.5m) under special arrangement. Pardon me if I have offended you by contacting you for such a big transaction through an ordinary letter which makes it suspicious considering the type of fraud proposals moving around the worldtoday. However, I was advised to explain this transaction to you on face to face meeting. I could not do this because of the situation in the world today not being sure of your reaction. I am Mr.Robert Nelson, a consultant and broker from United Kingdom. I was hired by a Japanese business man to broker an investment deal between himself and oil company in Venezuela. This deal was executed in January 1997 and matured for termination in 2001. On maturity, the Japanese businessman and the oil firm decided to terminate theinvestment in cash to avoid payment of investment tax which amountedto several millions of U.S dollars to the America internalrevenue service (IRS). A special arrangement was made between a top Japanese banker working with Japanese bank in New York, the oil company and the businessman to terminate the investment in cash payment under afictitious name with an arrangement to change it latter with a power of attorney which they prepared and handed over to the top banker.I was directly involved, well paid and mandated to organize and carry out the deal. All the cash was withdrawn in august 2001 and transported to Europe by direct bank vault to vaultdelivering to a private diplomatic storage in Europe for safe keepingpending the collection. The real content of the boxes were notdeclared to the storage as it was delivered as personal family treasure and diamonds. The code for the storage, secret codes for the opening of theboxes and its keys were all handed over to me. Mr. Takashi the New York business man was planning to go to Europe by mid of November 2001 with me for the collection when the unexpected happened in September 11th attack on the twin tower which claim his life and that of the top banker. This left me devastated and confused as I have not yet handed over the deposit details to the owner and the power of attorney prepared for the change which was signed was still with the banker in his office which was also lost. It was agreed with the storage that the consignment would be collect on or before 12 months from the date of delivery. Since due date the diplomaticstorage manager has been calling me to bring or tell the owner to comeover for collection. My friend, since then I have been looking for any reliable person to collect these consignment under special and well negotiated arrangement until I got your email contact. All the needed secret code and identification and collection are all with me. Be rest assured that this transaction has been well organized, 100% safe, legal, risk free and should be kept very confidential.Please, contact me for the way forward in this transaction. If you think we can do this together in trust. Reach me with your personal data as follows.1. Your Full Names and Address2.Telephone and fax Numbers.3.Position and name of office
Your swift response is highly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Mr.Robert Nelson.


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