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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "huge sum 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)
  • "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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Franco williams <w_franco32@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barristerfranco_33@yahoo.de>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:49:59 +0100
Subject: From: Barrister Franco



From: Barrister Franco
Dear, Friend,
First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidentiality in this Transaction as I.got your contact through a friend who attended a trade mission in your country, but I did not disclose the nature of the business to him.
I am, BARRISTER FRANCO, the personal attorney to late Andreas Schranner.I came to you in my private search for a reliable person to handle this confidential transaction, which involves huge sum of money to your country.The Proposition: My late client a German, late Andreas Schranner who died on 25th July 2000 aboard AF4590 which crashed into the Hotelissimo with all 109 people on board and five who died on the ground when the plan crashed, while returning from his country from a business trip.
He deposited with a security company a consignment and the content of the consignment is worth US$12.7Million, having heard of the tragic incident involving late Andreas Schranner and his family, the security company now expects a next of kin as beneficiary. Valuable efforts have been made by the security company’s management and myself to get in touch with any of his family's but I personally found out that he died with his wife Maria who was 62, their daughter Andrea Eich who was 38, her husband Christian who was 57, and their children Katharina who was 8 and Maximilian who was 10, all died in the crash.
The only name of next of kin given to me by Andreas Schranner unfortunately was with him in the same flight that crashed, and this is unknown to the security company’s management. I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life and that of my family; I now decided to seek your permission to have you stand as next of kin to late Andreas Schranner,so that the consignment containing the money is released to you as the next of kin. All documents and proves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out, by me because he gave me the certificate of deposit before his death. You can take time and verify from the website as shown herein for confirmation of the crash,http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm>I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100% legal and risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest will be for us. The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as follows: 30% of the total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of this transaction. 70% will be for us here. As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately start up with the process. If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly reply me immediately you get this mail.I want you to also furnish me with the following information:1. Your private telephone/fax or preferably your mobile numbers.2. Your full names and address,.
I will have to apply for the release of the consignment in your favor as the next of kin. Finally, note that the security company officers/management does not know the contents of the consignment but as the personal attorney to late Andreas Schranner, I happened to have the privilege of knowing the content of the consignment, Mr. Andreas Schranner declared the content of the consignment to be his personal effects.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation and I shall give you more details on what we are to do to claim the consignment without any hitch. Note, we shall do it a way that the consignment will be delivered to you in your country however; I want this transaction to be treated with,Yours faithfully,Barrister Franco
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