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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: "John Bolton" <johnbolton@icepswitzerland.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 12:07:07 +0100
Subject: Hello

Dear Friend,

I am John Bolton a 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
indigenes, which have remained dormant since World War II.
It may interest you to know that in July of 1997, the Swiss
Banker's
Association published a list of dormant accounts originally
opened by
non-Swiss citizens. These accounts had been dormant since
the end of
World
War II (May 9, 1945). Most belonged to Holocaust victims.
The continuing efforts of the Independent Committee
ofEminent Persons
(ICEP) have since resulted in the discovery of additional
dormant
accounts - 54,000 in December, 1999.
The published lists contain all t! ypes of dormant accounts,
including
interest-bearing savings accounts, securities accounts, safe
deposit
boxes, custody accounts, and non-interest-bearing
transaction accounts.
Numbered accounts are also included. Interest is paid on
accounts that
were interest bearing when established.
The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles processing of
all claims
on accounts due non-Swiss citizens. A dormant account of
ORDNER ADELE
with a credit balance of 10,000,000 US dollar plus
accumulated interest

was discovered by me. The beneficiary was murdered during
the holocaust
era, leaving no WILL and no possible records for trace of
heirs.
The Claims Resolution Tribunal has been mandated to report
all
unclaimed funds for permanent clos! ure of accounts and
transfer of
existing
credit balance int o the treasury of Switzerland government
as provided
by
the law for management of assets of deceased beneficiaries
who di! ed
interstate (living no wills).
Being a top executive at ICEP, I have all secret details and
necessary
contacts for claim of the funds without any hitch. The funds
will be
banked in the UNITED KINGDOM, being a safe haven for funds
and
we can share the funds and use in investment of our choice.
Due to the sensitive nature of my job, I need a foreigner to
HELP claim
the funds. All that is required is for you to provide me
with your
details for processing of the necessary legal and
administrative claim
documents for transfer of the funds to you.
Kindly provide me with your full name, address, and
telephone/fax.I ensure you
that the fund is transferred to a
secure, numbered account in your name in the UNITED KINGDOM,
of which you

will be capable of acc! essing the funds gradually and
transferring to
your country and other banks of choice in the world. My
share will be 60

percent and your share is 40 per cent of the total amount.
THERE IS NO
RISK INVOLVED.
Y! ou can find additional information about unclaimed funds
through the
internet at the following websites:
www.swissbankclaims.com
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9902/09/germany.holocaust/

www.avotaynu.com
www.icheic.org
www.wiesenthal.com

The Holocaust Claims Processing Office has put funds in
Escrow awaiting
submission of valid claims for necessary disbursement.
I find myself priviledged to have this information and this
may be a
great opportunity for a life ti! me of success without
risks.

Thank you for your prompt response.


Regards,

John Bolton

Please Reply Through my private email address
johnbol40@myway.com


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