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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: FREDERICK CHAMBERS <fr_ch10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <fred_will00@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:47:19 +0100
Subject: REPLY



Dear Sir/Madam

I am Barrister Frederick Chambers, solicitor at law and a partner in Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. I am the personal attorney to Mr. peter Kraemer America who used to work with shell oil producing company in Britain, who will be referred as my client

On the 21st of April 2004, my client, his wife and their only son were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my client's extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track a foreign on the internet hence I cannot locate his family members that’s why I contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$28.5 million left behind by my client before it gets Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge amount were deposited. The said bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.

For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Thereafter, I propose that the funds will be shared in the following ratio: 60% for me, 30% for you and 10%.

I shall ensure that all relevant information and legal documents that may be needed to actualize the transaction will be provided as required. Your honest cooperation to enable us sees this transaction through. I guaranty that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement, which will protect you from any breach of law. So if you are interested contact me through my email address. Write me back through this email: forwarding your telephone/fax numbers and your full contact address.

Best Regards.
Barrister Frederick Chambers.
Morgan, Lewis &Bockius LLP
London, U.K
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