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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • martinfranc20002@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: martin2000franc <martin2000franc@e-card.bg>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 12:26:52 +0300
Subject: URGENT REPLY

ric@trinitel.com, eric@westbrook.com, eric@ypass.net, eric_stickel@coreinttech.com, ericb@cybertrails.com, ericb@interactiveportal.com, ericb@summit-tech.ca, ericg-iana@elfwerks.org, ericg@cats.ucsc.edu
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE
Content-Disposition: inline
X-Prolocation-MailScanner-Information: Please contact helpdesk@multikabel.nl for more information
X-Prolocation-MailScanner: Found to be clean
X-Prolocation-MailScanner-SpamCheck: spam, SpamAssassin (score=24.193,
required 5, autolearn=spam, ADVANCE_FEE_1 3.40, ADVANCE_FEE_2 0.60,
ADVANCE_FEE_3 0.06, ADVANCE_FEE_4 2.66, BAYES_80 2.09,
DCC_CHECK 2.17, FORGED_RCVD_HELO 0.00, MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR 0.00,
MILLION_USD 2.80, RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET 1.22, RCVD_IN_SBL 0.11,
RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM 2.00, SARE_URGBIZ 0.72, SORTED_RECIPS 0.89,
SUBJ_ALL_CAPS 0.67, SUSPICIOUS_RECIPS 1.92, TO_CC_NONE 1.00,
TO_EMPTY 0.10, URG_BIZ 1.81)
X-Spam-Score: ssssssssssssssssssssssss
X-Prolocation-MailScanner-From: martin2000franc@e-card.bg
X-Spam-Flag: YES
Message-ID: <cmu-lmtpd-6157-1129109553-4@mail3.multikabel.nl>

ATTN: PLS,=20

I am Mr. Martin Franc. a private financial consultant Account portfolio=20
manager.I happen to have managed a particular account for a Resident=20
Foreigner,here in Nigeria, who accidentally died Interstate, leaving in our=
=20
care a reasonable amount in a Domiciliary United States Dollars Account.=20

The Highly confidential nature of our client and our Business Confidential=
=20
disposition on Client to client Basis did not warrant us to have an easily=
=20
identifiable next of Kin to this particular Client. I have made several=20
enquiries to locate any of my client's relatives immediate and extended,thi=
s=20
has proved unsuccessful.=20

Hence, I am contacting you. I need you to assist in securing the money and=
=20
property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared=
=20
unserviceable by the Finance House here in Nigeria where his deposits were=
=20
lodged. The Finance House has issued a Government
Mandatory Formality, notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the account=
=20
confiscated within the nextone month.=20

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating any of his relatives for over tw=
o=20
years and convinced that no one is coming up and having satisfied the=20
mandatory legal requirement of Beneficiary /next of kin Notification, I now=
=20
make Bold to seek a Reliable and Trustworthy person with your consent and=
=20
perfect understanding, to presentyou as the next of kin of the deceased so=
=20
that the proceeds of this account valued at Thirteen Million United States=
=20
Dollars, interest Inclusive, can be paid into an account to be provided by=
=20
you( preferably outside the country Financial Institutions or its Isles), a=
s=20
the perceived Next Of Kin Legally and Otherwise.=20

I have all necessary documents to back up these claims as Next of Kin on=20
your behalf. All I require is your honest cooperation and confidence in me,=
=20
which I believe that it is not easy as we have not done similar transaction=
=20
before and not by reference. Hence the reasons I choose to
call this a Deal,as it will be based on trust to enable us see this=20
transaction through.=20

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that=
=20
will protect you from any breach of the law. I would advise that you give=
=20
this a positiveconsideration and get back to me via this e-mail address:(=
=20
martinfranc20002@yahoo.it) as I would be very flexible as well as=20
considerate in percentage share that will be given to you for your=20
assistance. Upon receipt of your responsel will send to you my private=20
number so that you can reach me for further discussion regarding this=20
project.=20

Best regards,
Mr. Martin Franc=20

=0A=0A_____________________=0Ahttp://www.e-card.bg/=0A

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