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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "henry_ibe" <henry_ibe@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:27:32 -0600
Subject: good day


Dearest
I am HENRY IBEH Esq, my client is one of the top
Managers of Midland Bank London Branch and his
colleague in the same bank here in the United
Kingdom have an urgent and very confidential
business proposition for you.On June 6th, 2001, a
Chinese business man, Mr. CHOW LIU, deposited in his
personal safety deposit vault currency valued at
17,500,000.00 (Seventeen Million, Five Hundred
Thousand British Pound Sterling) in my client's
branch.Upon expiration of the period of leasehold of
his safety deposit vault Two years ago, my client
sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply.Some months ago,a reminder
was sent and finally it was discovered he had passed
away.On further investigation, it was discovered
that he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to
investigations revealed that Mr. CHOW LIU did not
declare any next-of- kin in all his official
documents in my clients' bank.This sum of
17,500,000.00 is still in the Vault which was opened
and the keys changed upon the expiration of the
period of leasehold by my clients.Consequently, my
proposal is that my clients will like you as a
foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. CHOW
LIU. This is simple. I will like you to provide me
immediately with your full names and address so that
by virtue of my position as an attorney, I will
prepare the necessary documents and affidavits,
which will put you in place as the next of kin. I
shall do the drafting and notarization of the WILL
and obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the
shipment of the funds through a courrier company to
you. The money will be shipped by courier to you for
us to share in the ratio of 80% for me and my
clients and 20% for you.I hope that is okay.There

is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by me as an attorney and
the position of my client as the Branch Manager
guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply
immediately via email. If on the other hand you are
not interested please disregard this mail and I will
not contact you again. Upon your response, I shall
then provide you with my phone number, more details
of the transaction and the relevant documents that
will help you understand. Please observe utmost
confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for all of us.
Best regards,
HENRY IBEH

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