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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Israel Singer" <info@info.com>
Reply-To: icep.isl@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 16:41:24 -0400
Subject: From: ISRAEL SINGER-ICEP MEMBER, I await your reply

Hello dear

My Name is Israel Singer. I am an executive member of Independent
Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP) Switzerland. ICEP is charged with
the responsibility of finding bank accounts in Switzerland belonging to
non-Swiss indigents, which have remained dormant since World War II.

It may interest you to know that our main duty is to find the relations of
the deceased and when any is found, we present the information to THE
CLAIMS RESOLUTION TRIBUNAL ( CRT) for the processing and release of fund
to the person. It is in the discharge of my duty that I personally
discovered a dormant account with a credit balance of US$175,000,000.00 (
One hundred and Seventy-Five million United States dollars ) including
accumulated interest. The beneficiary was murdered during the holocaust
era, leaving no WILL and no possible records for trace of heirs.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles processing of all claims on
accounts due non-Swiss citizens. And The Claims Resolution Tribunal has
been mandated to report all unprocessed claims for permanent closure of
accounts and transfer of existing credit balance into the treasury of
Switzerland government as provided by the law for management of assets of
deceased beneficiaries who died interstate (living no wills). Many people
who have full records of their relative bank details have successfully
claimed their inheritance and paid in full. List of claimants who have
been paid are listed on the website for verification. Visit the website
below to see the list of claimants who have been paid:
http://www.crt-ii.org/_awards/index.phtm

It is on this mandate to The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT), that I
decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a
similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your
consent, present you as the late client's surviving family member so as to
enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as the next of kin
to the deceased for our mutual benefit.

Confirm the receipt of this mail via my private email address:
icep.isl@gmail.com. Upon receipt of your reply signifying your interest, I
will furnish you with the detailed information on how to process the
documents to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as the
next of kin to the deceased.

70% of the total fund will be due to me while 30% will be for you. I find
myself privileged to have this information and this is a great opportunity
for a life time of success.

Being executive member of Independent Committee of Eminent Persons
(ICEP), I have the access to withdraw and destroy all related
documents/information for this account on conclusion of this deal. It is a
careful network and for the past three months I have worked out everything
to ensure a hitch-free operation. So do not entertain any fear. MOREOVER,
NO DOCUMENT WILL BE OFFICIALLY SIGNED BY YOU, HENCE NO LEGAL LIENS OR
ENCUMBRANCE OR PROBLEM.

You can find additional information about holocaust money through the
Internet at the following websites:

http://www.crt-ii.org/_awards/_apdfs/Wachenheimer_Eugen.pdf
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/01/28/neuborne-holocaust-suit-fee-flap-again-rears-its-ugly-head/


Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Regards,

Israel Singer




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