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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)
  • "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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • helmutchambers@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ahelmutchambers@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Helmut Schimanski" <barristerhelmutschmnsk05@gmail.com>
Reply-To: helmutchambers@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:33:38 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR KIND ASSISTANT.


HELMUT SCHIMANSKI & ASSOCIATES.
Ahornstraße 55
52056 Aachen, Germany.
E-mail:helmutchambers@yahoo.com <E-mail%3Ahelmutchambers@yahoo.com>

I AM CONTACTING YOU ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT WHO IS SEEKING YOUR URGENT
ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. KINDLY GO THROUGH HIS MAIL BELOW AND GET BACK TO ME
TO SEND YOU THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR THE CLAIMS OF THE FUNDS IN A
FINANCE HOUSE.

HIS LETTER:

MY NAME IS THOMAS HEINZ. I AM THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF A POPULAR CAR FACTORY,
NAME WITHHELD. I WAS FORCED TO RESIGN AS THE PRESIDENT OF THIS CAR FACTORY
BY THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF GERMAN TRADE COMMUNITY (GTC) WHICH WAS SPEARHEADED
BY MY FELLOW ASSOCIATES WHO FORCED ME OUT OF OFFICE DUE TO WHAT I TERM AS
INCESSANT COLLABORATION OF THE COUNCIL/ASSOCIATION OF CAR MANUFACTURERS IN
GERMANY FOR FALSE ACCUSATION OVER A 35M EUROS FRAUD. PRESENTLY I AM ON EXILE
IN AUSTRIA WHERE I AM STAYING UNDER CLOSE WATCH BY THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
WHO KINDLY OFFERED ME ASYLUM.

I NEED TO TRANSFER WHAT I CALL, MY FUTURE HOPE, IN THE SUM OF
USD$40,400,000.00 {FOURTY MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) WHICH IS PRESENTLY IN CUSTODY OF A FINANCE HOUSE, WHICH SHALL BE
MADE KNOWN TO YOU IMMEDIATELY THE CLAIMS PROCEDURES COMMENCES. THE MONEY IS
TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR ANY ACCOUNT THAT YOU CAN GET FOR ME
OR A NEW BANK ACCOUNT WITH LITTLE OR NO MONEY IN THERE. I AM BEING MONITORED
AND I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE CHANCES. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MY COMMUNICATION
AND MOVEMENTS ARE UNDER STRICT SURVEILLANCE.

THEREFORE, MAKE ALL YOUR COMMUNICATIONS TO ME THROUGH MY ATTORNEY,(BARRISTER
HELMUT SCHIMANSKI) WHO IS ALSO MY CLOSE CONFIDANT.
HE WOULD BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH AN INVESTMENT WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE ON MY
BEHALF UNTIL I COME OUT OF MY TRAVAIL.PLEASE I AM PROMISING YOU THAT I AND
YOUR FAMILY WILL SHARE THE FUNDS IF YOU CAN QUIETLY GET THIS FUND OUT FROM
THE FINANCE HOUSE, INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

PLEASE, THIS IS AN APPEAL TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL BETWEEN YOU AND MY CLIENT
(THOMAS HEINZ). I WILL FORWARD TO YOU INFORMATION OF WHERE THE MONEY IS
CURENTLY LODGED. KINDLY REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR DIRECT
TELEPHONE,FAX NUMBER AND YOUR ADDRESS TO ENABLE ME PREPARE THE DOCUMENTS
WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT TO THE FINANCE HOUSE FOR THE CLAIMS OF THE
FUND.PLEASE KINDLY REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL (helmutchambers@yahoo.com)

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.

I WAIT PATIENTLY FOR YOUR RESPONSE.

BARRISTER HELMUT SCHIMANSKI.

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