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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• 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.
  • collins_edward@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: collinsedward<collins.edwardlawfirm@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 05:56:23 -0400
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF ALLOTMENT(2ND ATTEMPT)

COLLINS EDWARD & ASSOCIATES
26/05/2008

NOTIFICATION OF ALLOTMENT (2ND ATTEMPT)

Attn: Sir/ Madam,

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Mahler Schaffer, I once again try to notify you as my
earlier letter returned undelivered. I am still contacting you via the email on the will as it remains the only genuine
source of contact for the now. Be informed that late Engr. Mahler Schaffer made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He willed
the sum of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars to you in the codicil and last testament to his
WILL.
This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely traveled man, he must have met
and identified you or better still, you were recommended to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who evaluated
your charisma, principles and disposition to be in perfect tandem with ENGINEER'S. Engr. Mahler Schaffer until his
death, was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers. He had a very good
heart and was a philanthropist. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr.
Mahler Schaffer died on the 12th day of March, 2004 at the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.
According to him, this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in our
society.
Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful, endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude
my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time through my personal email address
email:collins_edward@hotmail.co.uk
Kindly provide conscionable detail to the below verification requirement in your response to this mail to enable me zero
down on you as the rightful beneficiary of Late Engr. Mahler Schaffer's allotment.

VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. NAMES:
2. NEXT OF KIN:
3. CONTACT ADDRESS:
4. OCCUPATION:
5. SEX:
6. DATE OF BIRTH:
7. NATIONALITY:
8. PHONE NUMBER:
9. SCANNED IDENTITY CARD:



Sincerely Yours,

Collins Edward
Principal Collins Edward & Associates.

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