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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:
  • "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)
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MARTIN RODGER <marrodger_falcon039@msn.com>
Reply-To: <marrodger_falcon@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 06:17:28 +0000
Subject: I SEEK YOUR CONSENT.



Falcon Chambers UKFalcon Court London EC4YContact Person: Atty. Martin Rodger

Attention Dear!

My name is Martin Rodger, a solicitor with Falcon Chambersof EC4Y 1AA Falcon Court London, UK and personal attorney to Engr. Christian Eich (the President Transfield Worley Company ) who died with his family in the July, 2000 Air France crash. For your confirmations visithttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Before his death, he had a fixed time deposit of£1,700,000.00 (One Million, Seven Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling ) with a bank here in United Kingdom and stocks worth£3,257,000.00 (with unclaimed dividends) being managed byhis stockbrokers.

My deceased client left no record of any his extended families as his nuclear family perished in the crash and I have made several inquiries and attempt to locate any of his extended relatives which had proved unsuccessful. And now, the Finance house has issued me a finalMandate/notice to provide my late client's next of kin/ claimant or have the fund liquidated to the bank's treasury within a short time
Based on my unsuccessful search for his relatives for the
past seven years plus now, I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/inheritor to my deceased client's estateand inheritance, so that this money would be approved in your name and be transferred to an account that you would nominate to the bank after which I would come over to your country to share the money with you at 50%:40%:10% ratio.

As the personal Attorney to the deceased, I have all the legal documents and all it takes to back-up this claims and to convincingly present you to the bank as the next of kin to my late client without trouble or breach of law. All I require is your honest cooperation.
I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement. It is 100% risk free and you will never regret partaking in this project. For more information about me please visit the chamber'sWebsite;http://www.falcon-chambers.co.uk/members/member.cfm?id=165
I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Martin Rodger QC.
Falcon ChambersUK

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