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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • heinzewinterassociates4@yahoo.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Helena a propria <mhjacare@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <heinzewinterassociates4@yahoo.pl>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:57:29 +0000
Subject: Heinze Winter & Associates



Heinze Winter & AssociatesAbrogates José Ortega y Gusset 37- 1°- B 28006 Madrid Spain.

Compliments of the day. My name is Barrister Heinze Winter. I am the personal counsel to Mr. Marvin, citizen of your country, who was an Engineer and contractor with oil exploration companies in Spain before his death on the 11th of march 2004. My client, his wife and their two children were killed in a bomb blast through terrorist attack in Madrid train station, all the occupantS of the coach were killed. My client {Marvin} deposited the sum of 18.2 million dollars in a prime Bank here in Spain for himself with the hope of transferring it to his country on Retirement
Since his death I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where these huge deposits were lodged.


since this is the 4th year the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the fund confiscated within the next fourteen official working days since I have been unsuccessfully in locating his relatives. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last names so that the proceeds of this fund valued at 18.2 million dollars will be claimed by you and then you and I can share the money. 40% comes to me and 60% goes to you. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my private email(heinzewinterassociates4@yahoo.pl) to enable us discuss further.
Best regards.Heinze Winter Esq.
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