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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • simonwfranke@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <simnwfranke@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:33:25 +1000
Subject: RE-URGENT PROFITABLE BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Simon W. Franke,a private investment lawyer based here in the
United Kingdom.I am the investment lawyer to Mr.Martin King a national of
your country,who has lived in the United Kingdom{U.K} for the past twenty
years, and whom herein after shall be referred to as my client.On the 5th of
October,1999, my client died in the trains crash near Paddington
Station,London-England . This is one of Britain's worst train crashes in
fifty[50] years.Please click on these links:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/470365.stm
http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/testmember/100899/aw_100899_01.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/467919.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/10/99/london_train_crash/465
503.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/470365.stm

Since then I have made several enquiries at your embassy here to locate any
of my client relatives, this search exercise proved abortive.My Late Client
had two successful companies registered in the United Arab Emirates{U.A.E}
where he was involved in so many business ventures in the 1980's from
Oil{Petroleum} marketing to equipments supplies to Dubai water
Corporation,Owned several private businesses in Dubai,Abu Dhabi and in the
U.K.But he fell out of favour with the autocratic goverment in the Arab
nation of United Arab Emirates[U.A.E] and escaped to the United Kingdom for
his safety.I have documents of his Legitimate business ventures in U.A.E
where he earned this money in question,which he successfully lodged with
Post bank NL before his sudden death.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most especially,the money
left behind by my client before they get confiscated, declared unserviceable
or his suspense account declared redundant by Post Bank
NL[www.postbank.nl}-A member of the ING Group} where the deceased had an
account valued at about US$15,500,00 million U.S.Dollars,since the bank has
issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the account declared
redundant.

I seek your consent to present you as the Next-Of-Kin of the deceased,so
that the proceeds of this account valued at US$15.5Million U.S Dollars can
be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin,and then we can share the amount
on a mutually agreed percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim
as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided-eg-His death
Certificate,Letter of administration that will be issued in your name and
favour by the relevant U.K probate department etc,will be forwarded to
you.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through successfully.

Please if you receive this email as expected, you should endeavor to get
back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my legal duty, you
should forward along your full name{s} current telephone and fax
numbers,your current occupation, age and mailing address.

I guarantee you 100% that this transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law in
your country,United Kingdom/internationally.Please get in touch with me, to
enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Once again, I congratulate you,as i wish to use this business to build a
mutually beneficial business and personal relationship with you,as i intends
to invest a better part of my share of this deal in your line of business or
into any other viable venture[s} in your city/country.
Best regards,
MR.Simon W. Franke
United Kingdom{U.K}
Email: simonwfranke@aim.com

PS:-PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY STRICTLY TO THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS:simonwfranke@aim.com

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