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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Timmys what" <timmyhans3@biz.by>
Reply-To: timmyhans@ymail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:30:30 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT REQUEST


ATTN: SIR / MADAM,



PLEASE GO THROUGH THIS WEBSITE BEFORE READING THIS MAIL.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm



I feel quite safe dealing with you in this confidential transaction. I came
across your email address on the internet. Though, this medium (Internet)has
been greatly abused by all sorts of dubious persons, but I chose to reach
you through internet because it still remains the fastest, surest and most
secured medium of communication at the moment.However,this correspondence is
unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such. I also guarantee
you that this deal is hitch free from all sorts of hazards and problems you
may think of. THIS TRANSACTION IS REAL AND YOU WILL CONFIRM THIS WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THE FUNDS.



I am MR TIMMY HANS, An official of FIDELITY BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. I am
contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that is attached to this
deal. The Management and the Legal department of my Bank (FIDELITY BANK OF
NIGERIA) in a recent meeting, recommended that the fix deposit bank account
of Mr. Andreas Schranner aged 64 years from Germany, should be declared
dormant, confiscated and the depositor's fund sent to the Bank Treasury Due
to the non claim of the fix deposited funds in the account on Maturity by MR
ANDREAS SCHRANNER in Line with the new Nigeria's Banking Law and regulation.
Mr. Andreas Schranner, 64, A Rich German property investor, died on the 31st
of July 2000 with his wife, Maria, 62, and their Children in Air France
concord plane {No AF 4590} crash bound for New York United State of America
. My bank has unsuccessfully made all efforts to locate any of the relatives
of MR. Andreas Schranne to claim his deposited funds to no avail. You can
confirm the death of late Mr. Andreas Schranner and his family yourself via
the website below:



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm



LATE, MR. Andreas Schranne operated a fix deposit account in my bank valued
at US$7.5.Million. (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Only) I wish to confide in you that since Mr. Andreas Schranner died
that none of his relatives has shown up for the claim of his deposited
funds.



This is where I want you to come in to assist. I want you to come in as a
relation of Late Mr. Andreas Schranner, I will arrange for an attorney that
will handle all the legal processes about this transaction in your favor as
the legal next of kin to late Mr. Andreas Schranner. The attorney will put
up an official application to the bank and to the high court in your favor
as the legal next of kin to Mr. .Andreas Schranner. The attorney will secure
all the legal papers in your favor from the high court and carry out all the
legal procedures in the high court and in the bank in your favor as the
legal next of kin to late Mr. ANDREAS SCHRANNER. I will give you more
information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist me in this
transaction. I will use my position in the bank to get all internal
documentations to back up the claims. The whole Procedure will last for 10
bank working days to get the funds successfully paid to you Without any
trace even in future from the day I receive your personal details.



After the successful conclusion of this transaction, we shall share the
funds 40% to you while 60% to me. PLEASE RESPOND IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE
THIS MAIL



Yours Sincerely,

TIMMY HANS

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