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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447024083836 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Bethel Baptist <abrazzconsult_ng1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: info.cbn@katamail.com
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 14:18:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From the office of: Rev.Garth Grice


From the office of: Rev.Garth Grice
United Kingdom.
Telephone: +447024083836

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Rev.Garth Grice I am 50 years Of Age, a native of London .I got
your information while browsing through Internet in search of a
reliable person who will assist me. On 21st of July 1990, a Close
friend and confidant of mine who is an Oil consultant/contractor,
Mr. Kurt Kahle with ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM COMPANY, he made a numbered
time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$20,700,000.00
(Twenty Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars) with a TRUSTED BANK HERE IN
LONDON. Upon maturity a routine notification was sent to his forwarding
address but got no reply.

After a month, a reminder was sent and finally i discovered from his
Private Business School. Employers, that On the 31st of July 2000,
my good friend Mr. Kurt Kahle with his 37-year-old wife and his son
Michael, aged eight died in Air France concord plane crash bound for
New York in their plan for a world cruise, with other passengers abroad as you
can confirm it yourself via BBC NEWS website below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a
will, and attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless. I
therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Kurt
Kahle did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his
official documents, including his bank deposit paperwork in BANK.
This sum of US$20,700,000.00 is still in the 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 "UK" law, at the expiration of some years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the UK Government if
nobody applies to claim the fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I
will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Kurt
Kahle 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 the Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits, which will put you in place as the next of kin to Mr.Kurt
Kahle. We shall employ the service of the attorney for drafting and
notarization of his WILL and obtain the necessary documents and
letter of probate/administration in your favor as his next of kin. Any
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 ratio of
60% for me and 40% for you. There is no risk at all; he attorney and
my position will do the paperwork for this transaction. If
you are interested, please reply immediately, upon your response i shall
provide you with more details 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 information to enable me start the processing of
documentation in your favor as the next of kin to Mr.
Kurt Kahle.

1. Your Full Name
2. Your Private Telephone And Fax Numbers.
3 Your Address.

Immediately I receive a mail indicating your interest I shall send
you more details.

Thanks and regards,
Rev.Garth Grice


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