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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: George Savvides <savvideslaw03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gsavvideslaw@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 07:00:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent: Late Randolf Blanc


George L. Savvides
320 Bastable avenue
Barkin,
Essex, UK.

Dear Friend,

Compliments of the day.How are you and your family?
I knowthis email will come to you in an odd manner
as you have not received any prior communication
from me before now. But nevertheless, my name is
Mr.George Savvides and I was privileged to be the
Legal Adviser/Personal Attorney to my late client
Randolf Blanc.

Mr.Randolf Blanc died some years ago along with his wife
and only daughter in a ghastlty car accident.

I contacted to give you further briefing on my intention and how
to disburse the estate he left behind. I want you to help assist
me in ensuring that the funds lodged by my client with the
Financial Institution will not be confisticated by them.

The Financial Institution has issued me a notice to contact
the next of kin, or the funds will be confiscated.

After searching fruitlessly for any of my clients relatives,
i decided to look for someone credible who lives outside
the united kingdom to help me in this venture. It is for this
reason i contacted you to seek your consent to present
you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client,
so that the proceeds of this funds can be paid to you, then
we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's
next-of-kin will be provided. All i require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

NOTE: If this business proposition offends your moral
values, do accept my apology but if notcontact me at
once to indicate your interest.

However if you are willing to assist me in this venture
i will establish a verbal telephone communication with
you and bring you into a much better picture of the
situation.

Best Regards,
George L. Savvides
Partner & Fudiciary


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