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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)
  • "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: "Mr.Abdul Mahmood." <abunbuae@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdnbuae@yahoo.ca
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 04:53:18 +0400
Subject: call me for update

From The Desk of Mr.Abdul Hameed Mahmood

Manager National Bank of Dubai Abu Dhabi Branch

branch Dubai United Arab Emirate (U.A.E.)


I am Mr.Abdul Hameed Mahmood Branch Manager National Bank of Dubai Abu
Dhabi branch, I have urgent and very confidential business proposition
for you. A British Oil consultant and contractor with the Kruger Gold
Company,Mr. Raymond Beck made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued at US$12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million United
State Dollars) 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, the Kruger Gold Company that Mr. Raymond Beck died
in a plane crash along with his wife Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Beck died in
a plan crash along with his wife in Egypt Air Flight 990, 1999 air
crash (for more information about this crash and person you can contact
this website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

Since we got this information about his death and 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. Raymond Beck did not declare any kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Bank.

This sum of US$12,000,000.00 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 United
Arab Emirates, at the expiration of 7 (seven) years, the money will
revert to the ownership of the (U.A.E) 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. Raymond Beck 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.


The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio
of 60% for me and 40% for you. 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.



Regards.


Mr.Abdul Hameed Mahmood.

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