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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:
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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Fraud email example:

From: mr klaus <klaus_4411@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mr.richardklaus2000@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:54:18 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY/YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED



UBS AGPost fact 8098 ZurichSwitzerland Swiss Clearing Number: 230Postal Account: 80-2-2SWIFT: UBSW CH ZH 80A Web site: www.ubs.com Dear Good one!!! I am an investment consultant working with Bank UBS AG Zurich at their offshoredepartment Zurich Switzerland. I will be happy to work this deal out with you ifyou have a corporate or personal Bank Account and if you are capable to keep TOPSECRET. I need strong Assurance that you will never let me down, if I transferthis money to your account. During one of our periodic auditing I discovered a dormant accounts withholding balance of US$ 232,000.000.00 {Two hundred and Thirty Two million USDollars only} Sometimes a person will open a bank account, deposit money, andthen disappear into the tin air. Banks are not always able to find out what hasbecome of these silent customers, or to know whether they should follow up onrequests from people who claim to be heirs to the accounts. The main problem isthat the customer resides abroad and, due to bank secrecy, the bank cannotpublish notices in the international press to locate the depositaries. This hasled the majority of Swiss banks to refrain from opening small-deposit accountsfor foreign customers; for fear that they will forget that the account exists.It has happened in the past, however, that customers pass away and their heirscan neither prove the death, nor their heir ship. This was a frequent occurrenceduring the wartime periods, and the banks have now set up a simple, rapidresolution procedure operating to their customers’ advantage.Dormant assets are defined as any assets deposited with a bank (i.e. anaccount, a custody account or a safety-deposit box) for which there has been nocontact with the customer in the bank’s files for the last ten years or more.If you believe you have claim to a Swiss bank account for which the holder(e.g. an ancestor) has not been in contact with the bank for over ten years,there is a fairly simple procedure to follow, depending on the date the accountwas opened this account has not been operated for the past years. As at thismoment, I am constrained to issue more details about this business until yourresponse is received.If you are not familiar with Swiss Dormant Accounts and profile, please take amoment of your very busy schedules to read about Swiss dormant accounts: website;http://www.crt-ii.org/2001_list/publication_list1_A.phtm If you know that you are capable to handle large or small amount on trust andcan keep secret and ready to take 40% of any amount I transfer to your accountfrom the dormant account and I will take 60%, send the following information byreturn mail: Beneficiary Bank name... Bank address..................Account no.....................Swift code....................Account name................. Beneficiary address...........Your phone no................Your Occupation?Age……………………. Tell me more about yourself, while I look forward to receive the above Information.I want to re-assure you that this business is risk free and you can send anempty account to receive the funds, provided that the account is capable toreceive incoming funds. Contact me urgently via email privately for furtherdetails:
(mr.richardklaus2000@msn.com) Thank you for your time and attention.Warmest regardsMr.Richard klaus.

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