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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Glenn Proellochs <mrglennproellochs1005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrglennproellochs1@pc.nu>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:29:32 +0000
Subject: Get Back to me.









Dear,I made up my mind with trust to contact you for anurgent and very confidential business, knowing fullywell that this letter may come to you as a surprise.Iam Mr Glenn Proellochs Controller InternationalUnit(Operations) Standard Chartered Bank London.I am anative of Switzerland,but based here in London.In the course of our Last Annual Account's check, wediscovered through the Branch Manager in one of ourbranches in Nigeria, precisely at Ikeja branch that anAmerican Engineer/contractor with the Nigerian PortsAuthority,(N.P.A) made a numbered time (Fixed) Depositfor twelve calendar months, valued atUS$7,800,000.00(Seven Million Eight Hundred ThousandDollars).Upon maturity ,a routine notification wassent to him through his contact address, but no reply.It was later discovered from his contract employers,the Nigerian Ports Authority,(N.P.A) that he died on6th December 2005.On further investigation, It was discovered that hedied without making a WILL, did not declare any Nextof Kin or relations in all his officialdocuments,including his Bank Deposit documents in thatbranch. This sum of US$7,800,000.00 is still sittingin that branch and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at theend of each year.No one has ever come forward to claimit and according to the Nigerian Law, at theexpiration of 5 (five) years, the money will revert tothe ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobodyapplies to claim this funds.Our proposal is that we will like you to stand in asthe Next of Kin to the Deceased so that the fruits ofthis Man's labour will not get into the hands of somecorrupt government officials. This is very simple aslong I am here to direct and provide you with everyinformation required for this transaction.We would need you as the Next of Kin and solebenefactor to the Funds to the Deceased to forward aclaim form to that Branch which the Branch Manager MrAustin Ugwu will secure on your behalf to claim thismoney into your bank account. This Funds will be paidto you, for us to share in the ratio of 50% for me andthe Branch Manager(Mr Austin Ugwu) and 40% for you and10% for expenses both parties will incure in thistransaction. There is no risk involved in this transaction as myposition and that of Mr Austin Ugwu guarantees thesuccessful execution of thistransaction.Please do not destroy our career if you do not approveof my proposal,I am not a criminal and what i amdoing,i do not find against good conscience,this maybe hard for you to understand, but the dynamics of myindustry dictates that I make this move,because suchopportunities only come once in a lifetime and Icannot let this chance pass me by.Feel free to reach me if you are interested to claimthis funds as Next Of Kin to Deceased via email(mrglennproellochs1@pc.nu) or tel 447045703860,it isupon your response that I shall then provide you withmore details and relevant information that will helpus you go about this transaction. All we want from you is honesty andtrustworthiness. Pleaseobserve utmost confidentiality,and be restassured that this transaction would be most profitablefor all of us.Regards.Mr. Glenn Proellochs97 Cromwell Road London,SW4DN U.K
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