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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "transaction is 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: "Mr.Barry Adams" <caz_122@msn.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: barryadams55@Safe-mail.net
Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 13:59:57 -0800
Subject: Estate

BARRY ADAMS.
HSBC BANK PLC.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
Email: barryadams55@Safe-mail.net


DEAR FRIEND,

I AM SEEKING YOUR COOPERATION TO PRESENT YOU TO MY BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR ANDREAS SCHRANNER, A CITIZEN OF GERMANY WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH ON JULY 25 2000 ALONG SIDE HIS WIFE MARIA THEIR DAUGHTER EICH AND HE HUSBAND CHRISTIAN.THEY ALL PERISHED IN THE AIR FRANCE CONCORDE NEWYORK BOUND FLIGHT; PLEASE CLICK HERE BELOW FOR VERIFICATION.

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

BEFORE HIS DEATH HE WAS AN INVESTOR IN REAL ESTATE AND HAS A BANK BALANCE WITH MY BANK TO THE AMOUNT OF (£30 MILLION POUNDS STERLING GB) WHICH WILL BE PAID TO YOU AS HIS BENEFICIARY.FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I WORK WITH HSBC BANK PLC. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HSBC BANK PLC. MANDATED ME TO LOOK FOR ANY
KNOWN RELATION OF MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER, SINCE AFTER HIS DEATH ALL MY EFFORTS TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS RELATIVE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. BASED ON THAT, I AM WRITING YOU TO ASK FOR YOUR COOPERATION TO FRONT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BUSINESS PARTNER TO THE LATE MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER TO ENABLE US CLAIM THIS MONEY. IF NOBODY COMES FORWARD TO CLAIM THE FUNDS IT WILL BE FORFIETED TO THE GOVERNMENT.

I ONLY HAVE TO APPROVE YOUR APPLICATION AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE FUND (30 MILLION POUNDS) WILL BE PAID TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY .WE ARE TO SHARE FUNDS BETWEEN OURSELVES, YOU WILL RETAIN 30% OF THE TOTAL FUND 60% FOR ME AND 10% WE WILL DONATE TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TSUNAMI VICTIMS IF YOU ARE REALY INTERESTED IN THIS OFFER YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: barryadams55@Safe-mail.net

I WILL NEED YOUR NAME IN FULL, ADDRESS, FAX AND PHONE NUMBERS TO ENABLE ME COMMENCE ON SECURING ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROOF YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BUSINESS PARTNER TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER.

NOTE: THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE. I WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY IN SECURING ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR FAVOUR ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO FULLY COOPERATE WITH ME.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO ENABLE US START THIS PROJECT AND
NUTURE IT TO REALITY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

BARRY ADAMS.

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