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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • scott_reed3@box.az
  • scott_reed3@box.az

Fraud email example:

From: "scott reed" <scott_reed2342@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: scott_reed2345@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:01:53 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend !

FROM:MR Scott Reed

Dear Sir/Madam,

I know this email will reach you as a surprise, but need not to worry as i
am using the only secured and confidential medium available to seek for
foreign assistance in a business.

I am Mr. Scott Reed from the BANK OF AFRICA. PLC, COTONOU-REPUBLIC OF
BENIN.Branch. This business request may seem strange, but I crave your
indulgence and pray you view it seriously
as I am convinced that you would be capable to provide
me with a solution to a money transfer.

On August, 2002, a retired Atlanta physician Mr George Brumley Jr made a
numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at nine
million pound sterlin(£9.000,000) in my branch
upon maturity. I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, that the Atlanta physician Mr George Brumley Jr
and his family died in the plane crash On july , 2003 . See site below for
confirmation of the death.May there Gentle soul rest in peace.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

On further investigation, I found out that he died alongside with his next
of kin and attempts to trace his further next of kin were fruitless.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his
extended next of kin (family members)to come over and claim his money
because we cannot release it unless some body
applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased as indicated in
our banking guidlines and laws but unfortunately we learnt that all his
supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with
him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim. This sum of
£9.000,000 and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at
the end of each year . If no one ever come
forward to claim it according to African law, at the expiration of
(four)years,the money
will revert to the ownership of the Benin Government if nobody applies to
claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to
stand as the next of kin to Mr George Brumley Jr and claim this funds so
that the fruit of this old man's labor will not
get into the hands of some corrupt Government officials. This is simple, I
will like you to provide immediately your full name and address so that i
can apply for an Attorney on your
behalf who will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits which will
put you in place as the next of kin.We shall employ the service of a probate
attorney for the drafting and notarization of the Will and obtain the
necessary documents and letter of probate administration in your
favour for the transfer. Any bank account in any part of the world which you
will provide will then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin.The money will
be paid into your account for us to share in ratio of 40% for me and 40%
for you and 10%
will be set aside for expenses incured during the business while the other
10% will be given to charity organisation. There is no risk at all;the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by
the attorney and my position as the banks branch Bills and Exchange Manager
guarantees the successful execution of this transaction.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via my private email address
below . upon your response, I shall provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality and be rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.
Please upon the receipt of this mail message, send to me the following to
enable me start the processing of the fund transfer:
1.) Your full name and address.
2.) Your private / official telephone and fax
number.
Awaiting your positive response via my private email:scott_reed3@box.az or
you can call me on my private telephone number:+22995713752 .

Thanks and God bless,
MR SCOTT REED
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT:
BANK OF AFRICA PLC.
COTONOU-BENIN.Branch.
Email:scott_reed3@box.az

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