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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jimmy Richardson" <jim@jimmyrichardson.org>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:26:07 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS DEAL [CONFIDENTIAL]

Compliments,
It is with heart of hope and desperation that I seek your attention in the
context below
My name is Jim Richardson
I am, Head of treasury in an Investment Bank in UK
Recently in the discharge of my duty I discovered an Investment account of
£2,550,000.00 (Two Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds) which
value date has long been overdue.
Upon normalization of this account, I sent series of notification to his
forwarding address of the account owner Mr. Andreas Schranner, a German
national, after a month, I contacted the German consulate in UK it was
then I was informed that Mr. Andreas Schranner was aboard the ill fated
AF4590 plane, which crashed Monday, 31 July, 2000 into the Hotelissimo.
They gave me this News reference below for confirmation. You can verify it
as well.

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


After further investigation, it was discovered that he died without
making any WILL TESTAMENT and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved
abortive
Late Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin or relatives in
all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paper work here in our Bank. This Fund is still in my bank and
the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will ever and has come forward to lay claim to it.

In strict accordance with the British banking laws and constitution,
At the expiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert to the British
Government treasury if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.
All I need from you is to play the role as next of Kin,I will use my
official position to facilitate the approval .
This is 100% risk free
I am ready to share this funds with you on agreed terms, provided you
guarantee me the safety of my portion as soon its transferred to you.
Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you detailed information
on how this transaction would be carried out.
Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.
If You are ready to do this deal with me , please, indicate by responding
with your Contact details.

Thanks.
Best regards,
J Richardson.
Feel freee to call me 447040103444
USE PASSCODE EVERGREEN.


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