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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: SIMON BETA <sbeta23@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: sbeta14@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 19:03:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT


Good day,
My name is Simon Beta (AMERICAN) and an attorney at law, am
contacting you in respect of a business concerning a huge sum of
money/treasures left behind by a deceased client of mine, deposited with a Security
and Finance company here in the U.K. I actually decided to contact you
due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;
I discovered that a late client of mine who died along with his entire
family as a result of an automobile crash has no one to stand for claim
of his deposit left behind. He actually deposited his funds amounting
to US$27,500,000.00 (tewenty seven million five hundred United States dollars),
for safekeeping with a firm in U.K.
Company records shows that the funds were actually for a project my
client wanted to start in the near future (A multi million Dollar steel
plant in Florida, USA), As such, since his death none of his relations
has come forward to lay claims for this property as the heir, this is
basically the reason why I have contacted you. The company/firm cannot
release the deposit unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to
the deceased as indicated in their Operating guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully
worked out by me for the funds to be released in your favour as the sole
beneficiary of the deposited fund. It may interest you to know that I
have secured from the probate, an order of mandamus to locate any of
deceased families, please acknowledge the receipt of this message in
acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with your
information. These requirements will enable me file a letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favour before
you can personally appear for the claim.
COMPENSATION
I shall be compensating you with 30%, 10% will be for any expenses
incurred during transaction and the remaining will be set aside for my
colleagues and I on this project. Please note that your share of the fund
is not negotiable. If this proposal is acceptable to you, do not take
undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you.

Best Regards
Simon Beta


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