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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:
  • "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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MELISA PETERSON" <melisapeterson111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: melisapeter276@myway.com
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:48:00 +0100
Subject: TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY MELISA PETERSON.

FROM: MELISA PETERSON.
MANAGER, PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this mutualbeneficail
transaction. Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I
choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest, surest
and most secured medium of communication. However, this correspondence is
purely private, and it should be treated as such. Ialso guarantee you that
this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of. I am Melisa
Peterson. The MANAGER incharge of Claims and Indemnity of PRUDENTIAL
INSURANCE COMPANY. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality
that will be attached to this deal for thebenefit of both of us.
The Management and the Legal / TreasuryDepartment of this PRUDENTIAL
INSURANCE COMPANY in a recent meeting,recommended that the account of MR.
ROBERT FINKELSTEIN, who maintaineda Life Assurance Policy, should be
declared Dormant and confisticated hence moving his unclaimed benefits funds
to the Treasury according toour Banking and Financial law. Recently, I came
across a very huge sumof money belonging to a deceased person (MR. ROBERT
FINKELSTEIN). He is foreigner,unfortunately He is now late as he was among
those that was Killed in a plane crash.
This man was ourclient and has a Life Assurance Policy WORTH the sum of
Forty FiveMillion United States Dollars (US$45,000,000.00). Right now, the
fundis lying unclaimed in the BANK and there is NO next of kin mentionedin
his file and there is NO HOW we can reach any of his otherrelatives. All
efforts made by us to establish contacts with any otherof his relation has
proved abortive and unsuccessful. His LifeAssurance Policy will expire in
the next few months from the date ofthis letter. Just last week we received
an instruction from Ministry ofSocial Welfare to forward particulars of all
unclaimed benefits that will expire in the next few months. Upon my personal
finding on thismatter, I kept this information secret to myself until now
that I amcontacting you.
In view of the fact that the deceased customer is aforeigner (from a
different country), it is Officially important forthe involvement of a
foreigner who will pose as a NEXT-OF-KIN. I willuse my exalted position in
this Insurance Company to present you as his Next of Kin as you can be his
relative, friend or Cousin and the Money(US$45 Million) will be Safely
transfered into your own bank account inyour country. Please include your
telephone/fax number/ Home Addresswhen replying this mail and I will give
you more information as soon asyou indicate your willingness to assist in
this viable transaction.Iwill use my exalted position here to get all
internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole Procedures will
last only 5 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without
trace even in future.Please I need the following:
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAXNUMBER
3. HOME ADDRESS/COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS.
4. YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION
The transaction will be done successfully and smoothly completed via email
and telephone. You don't need to come to my country. Send your full name,
address and telephone number to me viaemail urgently today so that I will
call you for discussions. I PROMISE that you must be happy and shall rejoice
greatly soonest for cooperation with me in this transaction. After
successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money 60-40
(40% for you and 60% for me).
I await your good response today. Thanks and remain blessed. I require
you to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction because it is
important due to the fact that I am still inactive services to the
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Your earliest response to this matter is very
important.
I AM WAITING YOUR REPLY TODAY.
Sincerly,
MELISA PETERSON.
MANAGER, PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY

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