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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:
  • "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million british 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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER FREDRICK NICHOLAS" <bfredrick_nicholas60@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bfredrick_nicholas60@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 04:58:25 -0400
Subject: STRICTLY PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear,

STRICTLY A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROPOSAL

This is a proposal in context but actually an appeal
soliciting your unreserved assistance in consummating
an urgent transaction requiring maximum confidence.
Though this approach appears desperate, I can assure
you that whatever questions you would need to ask or
any other thing you will need to know regarding this
proposal will be adequately answered to give you a
clearer understanding of it, so as to arrive at a
successful conclusion.

I am Barr. Fredrick Nicholas, a London based Attorney
and Solicitor.

THE PROPOSITION:
My late client, An America Mr. Morris Thompson who is
an Oil consultant/ contractor with CPL Petroleum had
in a Bank the sum of GBP10.m in a domiciliary account
who died on plane crash of Alaska

Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31
2000,including his wife and only daughter leaving
nobody to claim the money. He named his wife, as the
next of kin.

Unfortunately, two of them died in aplane crash. He
had a closing balance worth ‚£10,000.000.00 (Ten
Million British Pounds Sterling) with a bank in my
country (United Kingdom). Since the tragic incident
involving late Morris Thompson and his family, the
bank has waited for close to Five years for a next of
kin as beneficiary with no success.

Valuable efforts have been made by the bank's
management and myself to get in touch with any of his
Direct or Extended family Members but I personally
found out that he died with his wife and their
daughter. The only name of next of kin given to me by
Morris Thompson unfortunately was with him in the same
flight that crashed, and this is unknown to the bank's
management.


Since it is the Law in Great Britain that at the
expiration of Six (6) years, the funds will be marked
unclaimable and reverted to the ownership of the
British Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund, I am taking this advantage in order to better my
life and that of my family. I am now seeking your
permission and assistance to have you stand as next of
kin to late Morris Thompson, so that the money is
released to you as the next of kin. All documents and
proof to enable you get this fund will be carefully
worked out by me because all are in my custody. You
can take time and verify from the website as shown
herein for confirmation of the crash,

http://www.cnn.
com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list

I am assuring you that this transaction and its
procedures is 100% legal and risk free involvement.
Your share stays while the rest will be for me. The
sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as
follows: 30% of the total sum will go to you for your
effort and commitment to the success of this
transaction. 65% will be for me, and the balance of 5%
for the settlement of all local and foreign expenses
incurred in the course of this Transaction.

Upon the successful completion of this transfer, I
will come to meet with you for disbursements in the
ratio stated above, and probably invest my share in
any lucrative Business in your country subject to your
kind advice.

As soon as I receive an acknowledgement of the receipt
of this message in Acceptance, I will immediately
start up with the process of claim.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly reply me
immediately you get this mail.

I want you to also furnish me with the following
information:

1. Your private telephone/fax or preferably your
mobile numbers.
2. Your full names and address.
3. Your Full Banking Details where the Fund will be
transferred to.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated
co-operation. I shall give you more details on what we
are to do to claim the Fund without any hitch.

Note: This transaction must be kept STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET because of its nature.

I look forward to receiving your prompt response.

Yours Truly,

Mr.Fredrick Nicholas

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