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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)
  • "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 <mrodger13_falcon@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrodger01_falcon@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:02:12 +0000
Subject: I SEEK YOUR CONSENT




Falcon Chambers UK
Falcon Court London EC4Y
Contact Person:Atty.Martin Rodger

Good day Parra,

My name is Martin Rodger. I am a solicitor with Falcon
Chambers of EC4Y 1AA Falcon Court London, UK and personal attorney to Engr. Ali.Parra( the President Transfield Worley Company ) Who died with his family in the July, 2000 Air France crash. For your confirmations
visit :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Although my client left no record of any next of kin but I have
made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives which had proved unsuccessful.

As a matter of fact, he had a fixed time deposit of £1,700,000.00 ( one million and seven hundred pounds sterling )with a finance house in United Kingdom and stocks worth £3,257,000.00 (with unclaimed dividends) being managed by his stockbrokers.

Consequently, the Finance house has issued me a notice to provide my client next of kin or have the fund liquidated within a short time. Based on my unsuccessful search for his relatives for the past five years now and for the fact that you bear the same last name with my late client, I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/inheritor to my deceased client,so that the money will be transferred to your account for us to share upon approval.

As his personal Attorney 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.

All I require is your honest cooperation. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement. And no government involvement at all. For more information about me please visit the chambers' Website;http://www.falcon-member.cfm?id=165

I look forward to hearing from u.

Regards,
Martin Rodger,QC


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