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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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • info01info@yahoo.ca

Fraud email example:

From: "francis edwin" <infoedwin@narek.tv>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:57:22 -0800
Subject: URGENT MUTUAL BENEFITING BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT.

URGENT MUTUAL BENEFITING BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT.
FROM THE DESK OF...MR.FRANCIS.W.EDWIN.
HSBC REPUBLIC BANK, GENEVA, SWIITZERLAND.
312, ROUTE FRANCOIS-PEYROT,
SA, GENEVA, 1218 (Suisse)
SWIITZERLAND.

Attention: Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Francis.W.Edwin, a British Citizen, Nationalized in Switzerland and a member of Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP) Switzerland, (ICEP) is charged of the responsibility of finding bank accounts in Switzerland belonging to non-Swiss indigenes, which have remained dormant since World War II, It may
interest you to know that in July of 1997, the Swiss Banker’s Association published a list of dormant accounts originally opened by non-Swiss citizens These accounts had been dormant since the end of World War II (May 9,1945).Most belonged to holocaust victims.

The continuing efforts of the Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP) have since resulted in the discovery of additional dormant accounts over 500, in December, 1999. The published lists contain all types of dormant accounts, including interest-bearing savings accounts, securities accounts, safe deposit boxes, custody accounts, and non-interest-bearing transaction accounts.

Numbered accounts are also included. Interest is paid on accounts that were interest bearing when established, the Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles processing of all claims on accounts due to non-Swiss citizens. A dormant account of (Mr. & Mrs.George Poker) with a credit balance of (US$36,000,000) Thirty Six Million United State Dollars plus accumulated interest was discovered by i Mr.
Francis.W.Edwin, as the beneficiary was murdered during the holocaust era, Leaving no Will and no possible records for trace of Heirs.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal has been mandated to report all Unclaimed funds for permanent closure of accounts and transfer of Existing credit balance into the treasury of Switzerland government as provided by the law for management of assets of deceased Beneficiaries who died interstate (living no wills) Being a top
executive at (ICEP), I have all secret details and necessary contacts for claim of the funds without any hitch or trace.

The funds has being banked in the London, being a safe haven for funds and we can share the funds and use in it for Investment of our choice, in view of this mutual benefiting business transaction and investment, Due to the sensitive nature of my job, I need a foreign partner to HELP claim the funds consignment, on account of
this great opportunity, i got your contact through the Switzerland foreign trade mission after i was dully convinced in my mind and my spirit about your transparency as one who is capable of file ling the claim as the original beneficiary of the funds consignment.

All that is required is for you to provide me with your full personal details for Processing of the necessary legal and administrative claim Documents in your name as the original beneficiary of the funds consignment for transfer of the funds to you.

Kindly provide to me the following information:
(1)YOUR FULL BENEFICIARY NAME........
(2)YOUR FULL HOME ADDRESS..........
(3)YOUR DIRECT PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS;
(4)YOUR OCCUPATION/COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS.........
(5)YOUR SCAN COPY OF INT'L PASSPORT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE.......

And both of us take care of the required meaga fee's together and pay it to ensure that the fund is transferred to a secure bank account Numbered in your name, in which you will be capable of accessing the funds gradually and transferring to your country and through the banks of your choice in the world, and already the funds has be parked and packaged as diamond wrist watches and pendant and transferred as consignment to a (SECURITY FIRM IN LONDON ) where you will meet with them and pick it up as consignment in UK, for security reasons and Please take note of any
cent you might spend during the course of the transaction to enable

us calculate and deduct it out before the major DISBURSEMENT of the funds immediately it's deposited into your bank account for final sharing of our percentages.My share will be (50%) and (5%) for the expenses your share is (45%) percent of the total sum? THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED, you can find additional information about this unclaimed funds through the following websites for you to believe me and understand what i am talking about: www.swissbankclaims.com http://www.cnn.com/ WORLD/europe/9902/09/ germany.holocaust/ www.icheic.org,
www.avotaynu.com, www.livingheirs.com, www.wiesenthal.com.


The holocaust claims processing office has put funds in escrow accounts Waiting submission of valid claims for necessary disbursement, why some are concealed and declared as DIAMOND WRIST WATCHES AND PENDANTS CONSIGNMENTS and transferred to the security company through diplomatic courier services valid for claims, i find myself privileged to have this information and this may be a great OPPORTUNITY FOR A LIFE TIME OF SUCCEEDING WITHOUT RISK to become greater richer.

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation, while i look forward to a mutually benefiting business relationship/investment with you. I believe this will be a beginning of a long lasting business relationship between both of us. And please note that this transaction must be kept out of open discussion and kept
confidential for security reasons.

Presently am in UNITED KINDOM (UK) in respect of this great mutual benefiting OPPORTUNITY and INVESTMENT,

My Regards
Mr. Francis.W. Edwin,

NB:( British Citizen, Nationalized in Switzerland)
HSBC Republic Bank (Suisse) SA, Geneva Switzerland.
Please due to security reasons,reply to my confidential mail box:(info01info@yahoo.ca)


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