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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Chu Sengchen" <chu100@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: chusengchen100@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:20:22 +0000
Subject: A MUST READ

FROM THE DESK OF:
MR. CHU SENGCHEN.
BANK OF OVERSEAS CHINESE.
NORTH SHYN LIN DISTRICT.
TAIPEI,TAIWAN.
Email;chusengchen100@yahoo.co.hk


I am Mr. Chu Sengchen,Bank Manager, Bank Of Overseas Chinese North Shyn Lin
District, Taipei, Taiwan. I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you.

On June 6, 2000, a British Oil consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid
Minerals Corporation, Mr. David Abel made a Fixed Deposit of the sum of
US$10,000,000.00 (Ten Million United States Dollars) which accumulated to
the
sum of US$20,160,176.00 (Twenty Million, One hundred and sixty thousand, One
hundred and seventy six United States Dollars for twelve calendar months in
my branch.

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, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that Mr. David Abel died
from an automobile accident. On further investigation, I found out that he
died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.
David
Abel did not declare any kin or relations in all his official documents,
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$20,160,176.00
is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the
principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward to
claim
it. According to Laws of Republic of China,at the expiration of 6(six)
years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Chinese Government if nobody
applies to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr.David Abel so that the fruits 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
names and address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents
and affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of
the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer. A bank account in any
part of the world that you will provide will then facilitate the transfer of
this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin. There is no risk at all as
all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction. If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private
email address above. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.

Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.Please observe utmost confidentiality, and 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.

Awaiting your urgent reply

Thanks and regards,

Mr.Chu Sengchen.
Email;chusengchen100@yahoo.co.hk

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