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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: Israel Singer <info@info.com>
Reply-To: israelsinger@live.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:49:19 -0500
Subject: From: ISRAEL SINGER-ICEP MEMBER, I await your reply.

Hello dear

My Name is Israel Singer. I am an executive member of Independent
Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP) Switzerland. ICEP is charged
with the responsibility of finding bank accounts in Switzerland
belonging to non-Swiss indigents, which have remained dormant since
World War II.

It may interest you to know that our main duty is to find the
relations of the deceased and when any is found, we present the
information to THE CLAIMS RESOLUTION TRIBUNAL ( CRT) for the
processing and release of fund to the person. It is in the discharge
of my duty that I personally discovered a dormant account with a
credit balance of EUR25,000,000.00 ( Twenty-Five million Euros )
including accumulated interest. The beneficiary was murdered during
the holocaust era, leaving no WILL and no possible records for trace
of heirs.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles processing of all claims
on accounts due non-Swiss citizens. And The Claims Resolution Tribunal
has been mandated to report all unprocessed claims 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 deceased beneficiaries who died interstate
(living no wills). Many people who have full records of their
relative bank details have successfully claimed their inheritance and
paid in full. List of claimants who have been paid are listed on the
website for verification. Visit the website below to see the list of
claimants who have been paid: http://www.crt-ii.org/_awards/index.phtm

It is on this mandate to The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT), that I
decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a
similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your
consent, present you as the late client's surviving family member so
as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as the
next of kin to the deceased for our mutual benefit.

Confirm the receipt of this mail via my private email address:
israelsinger@live.com. Upon receipt of your reply signifying your
interest, I will furnish you with the detailed information on how to
process the documents to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that
capacity as the next of kin to the deceased.

70% of the total fund will be due to me while 30% will be for you. I
find myself privileged to have this information and this is a great
opportunity for a life time of success.

Being executive member of Independent Committee of Eminent Persons
(ICEP), I have the access to withdraw and destroy all related
documents/information for this account on conclusion of this deal. It
is a careful network and for the past three months I have worked out
everything to ensure a hitch-free operation. So do not entertain any
fear. MOREOVER, NO DOCUMENT WILL BE OFFICIALLY SIGNED BY YOU, HENCE NO
LEGAL LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCE OR PROBLEM.

You can find additional information about holocaust money through the
Internet at the following websites:

http://www.crt-ii.org/_awards/_apdfs/Wachenheimer_Eugen.pdf
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/01/28/neuborne-holocaust-suit-fee-flap-again-rears-its-ugly-head/


Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Regards,

Israel Singer



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