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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:
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Tito walker" <titowal@gala.net>
Reply-To: mrtitowalker@aim.com
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:12:22 +0100
Subject: HELLO


Dear Sir/Ma,

I am making this proposition because I have to seek the partnership of a
resourceful person to help me actualise this project. I am Tito Walker,esq.
a solicitor and investment consultant based in London, united kingdom.I was
attending a business luncheon in Berlin, Germany and I got introduced to the
renowned German businessman and property mogul, Mr.Andreas Schranner (of the
blessed memory).

He engaged my services as attorney and investment consultant and my primary
assignment was to spearhead his investment forays in the United Kingdom.
Three months later I invited him to London and under my professional
guidance and based on my advice he made a fixed deposit of 2,500,000:00
million pounds sterling at a financial institution .

This deposit was for 7years and upon maturity. I made effort to contact any
member of his family. I have travelled to Germany several times to secure
informations regarding members of his family, since my client had met a
tragic end on July 25th 2000. My client Mr. Andreas schranner, his wife
Maria, their daughter Eich and husband Christian and their two children
perished in the air France Concorde new York bound flight; Please Click here
and find out what happened to the family:

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

I have made efforts to locate any member of his family since then with
strong biological links to my late client without success. The search to
find a close relation is one that has consumed time and resources.

The institution is asking me to either present a next of kin to late Mr.
Andreas Schranner or forfeit the deposit.

My proposal is to present you as next of kin to late Mr.Andreas Schranner
and process the fixed deposit and transfer custody to you for our mutual
benefit. My capacity as solicitor/investment consultant to my late client
gives me the discretion to present and transfer the deposit to you. I will
give you 30% for your effort, 70% for me.It will amount to
injustice if I do not take this decisive step to secure this deposit, and
invest it.

The late schranner was also a friend in addition to our business
relationship.I will wait for your reaction and response and then together we
can jumpstart this project and nurture it to reality.

I await your response

Mr. Tito Walker (Esq.)

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