419 scam: "Alex De Keyser" <karlschmidt@rogers.com> Good Day,

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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million dollars" (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: "Alex De Keyser" <karlschmidt@rogers.com>
Reply-To: <alexa.dekeyserr@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:23:20 +0100
Subject: Good Day,

FROM THE DESK OF Alexandra De Keyser,
Alexandra's Attorney ( ID 447778)
10 Upper Bank Street
England.
E14 5JJ

Good Day,

I am Alexandra De Keyser a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Late Mr. Edward, who lived in London for

fifteen years, and who was until his demise my client based on engagement entered into with my chambers in 1983.

The said Philip who is hereafter referred to as my client passed on 9th of April 2002, in a auto crash. All

passengers in the vehicle including his immediate family unfortunately lost their lives. I contact you to secure

your assistance in claiming his estate which includes sums of money left behind by him (Edward) to
forestall confiscation and possible declaration of his account as non-serviceable by the bank with whom this
money were deposited. Diamond Group Bank where My late client had an account for a value of 18.5 million dollars
has issued me with notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the funds confiscated and declared abandoned.

I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin So that the lodgments of this account valued at 18.5 million
dollars can be transferred to you by legitimate Inheritance provisions as my client's Next of Kin. This sum of
Money can thereafter be mutually disbursed by an agreed percentage All legal documents to back up your claim
as the deceased Next of Kin, will be available by my chambers as witness to your status as bonafide inheritor.

I therefore solicit your honest cooperation to enable us see this enterprise to finality. I reassure you
that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please get in touch with me, to enable us discuss more elaborately.

Best Regards,

Alexandra De Keyser

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