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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: Kelley & Associates <info@kelleychambers.com>
Reply-To: k.kenneths@yahoo.com
Date: 7 Mar 2008 00:17:07 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE

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Kelley & Associates

Kelley Chambers Barristers & Solicitors

527 Lea Bridge Road, London E10 6AJ



CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE



This e-mail message from the law firm of Chris & Associates Chris Chambers Barristers & Solicitors is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any review,use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive for th recipient),please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message.



It is my pleasure contacting you now, as I have longed to get in touch with anybody who knew Engr.Robert . This email is coming to you as unofficial because of the urgency of the matter.



I am Chris Leed ,Principal attorney with Chris & associates law firm UK and a personal attorney to

Engr.Robert , who died along with his family on Egypt Air Flight 990,which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31, 1999.



This was really a loss. Since then, several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives have also proved abortive. Hence,

after these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet to locate any member of his family, hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to see if I can have you as my best option to assist in repatriating the fund and property left behind by

my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance firm here in UK where this huge deposit was lodged. The finance firm where the deceased had an account valued at $6 million dollars just issued me the last notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days. The first note was issued to me after their end of the year review mandate.For so long now, I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives over years now, so I seek your consent to sort things out with me to see if I could have you as my best option in presenting you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valuedat U.S $6 million dollars can be paid to you and then I will have my percentage back here from you. 80% to me and 20% to you. This percentage is as a result of people in my chambers that have to also be settled at

the end of this gesture. I think it is alright for me and better than loosing the whole fund. I will provide all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup any claim in this.I have secured from the probate registry an order of Mandamus to locate any of the deceased

beneficiaries. All I require is your honest coperation to enable us see this proceeding through. we need to reach a better agreement so I

can proceed on this. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law. The very issue in it all is that, the transfer department of the finance firm where this fund was deposited will not accept another last name in this instead of my clients? I will explain more after your reply to this.This whole idea of connecting people of his last name was an advis from the manager in the finance firm.I have taken this advise and also ready and willing to take a chance.



I need to get a little contact of yours' then get to interview you for a while and see if you can be the best option for me on this.



Let us give this a shot.



N.B If this proposal is acceptable by you, endeavor to give me an immediate reply with this email (k.kenneths@yahoo.com) but if not,please disregard this email.



May we have the strength to follow our days.



Best regards,

Kelley kenneths Esq.



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