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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Bar.Kenneth Cole" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kckenneth@blumail.org>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:58:05 +0200
Subject: Anticipating to hear from you urgently.

From the Desk of:
Barrister Kenneth Cole,
285 New Kings Road,
England UK. SW6 4RD.


Dear,


First of all, I must solicit for your confidence, trust and honest in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature, though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, due to the fact that we don't know each other in the past, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day if only you can comply with me.


My name is Barrister Kenneth Cole a Solicitor and Senior Advocate of Her Majesty High Court in London. I am the personal attorney to Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American, who was a consultant with shell development oil company here in London. Mr. Morris unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and only daughter. You can read about the place crash by clicking this site:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Thompson


Before his death, Mr. Morris deposited the sum of US$28.7M (Twenty Eight Million, Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with Bank here in London, which name will be given to you later. Unfortunately his supposed next of kin being his only daughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving nobody with the knowledge of this fund for the claim. Since this development, I have made several efforts to get his close relation to come forward to claim this money, but uptil this moment of writing, nobody has come to apply for the claim.


The Bank mandated me to present to them the next of kin within 14 days from today or else, they will term the funds as unclaimed and return it to the Government Treasury Bill account as uncovered funds, as the agreement was to keep the funds for 11 years which has elapsed. In view of this, I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the US$28,700,000.00, can be paid to you as the deceased next of kin, to avoid loosing the funds.


I am ready to give you 50% of the total money upon the completion of the business if you agree to this proposition. As his attorney, I will position you legally as his next of kin/beneficiary without any flaw and also provide you with the necessary legal documents to back up any claim we may make to the satisfaction of the Bank.


All I require is your honest, sincere and utmost co-operation as that is the only way we can achieve the aim. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If you are interested in working with me, send me a mail so we can conclude on the modalities. Please reply back with all your contact particulars such as your full names and contact address, Occupation, Age, telephone and fax numbers to enable me procure the necessary documents in your favor.


Anticipating to hear from you urgently.


Regards,
Barrister Kenneth Cole.
For: Kenneth Cole Chambers.

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