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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 pounds" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Nelson Schnieder" <ocrat444@excite.com>
Reply-To: schnieder456@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:06:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Good Day,




Good Day,

Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your business or

personal ethics. I

will first introduce myself as Mr. Nelson Schnieder, a staff in the Private

Clients Section of a

well- known bank, here in London, England. One of our accounts, with holding

balance of

£36,000,000.00 (Thirty Six Million Pounds Sterling) has been dormant and last

operated on three

years ago. From my investigations and confirmation, the owner of the said

account, a foreigner by

name John Shumejda died on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in

Birmingham; you can view

this CNN website

http: //edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/ for details on

the crash.

Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money, as

he has no family

member that has any knowledge as to the existence of either the account or the

funds; and also

Information from the National Immigration also states that he was

single on entry into the UK. I have confidently discussed this issue with some

of the

bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal

with. We therefore

propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these funds

from the deceased

and funds released to you after necessary processes have beenfollowed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate

and does

not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total amount,

60% will be for me

and the Bank officials, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have

incurred during this

process.

On your interest, let me hear from you.

Best

Regards,

Nelson Schnieder

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