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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:
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister martins Rodger <marodger_falcon006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <marodger_falconchambers@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:26:20 +0000
Subject: I SEEK YOUR CONSENT




Falcon Chambers UK Falcon Court London EC4Y 1AA Contact Person: Martin Rodger Good day! My name is Martin Rodger. I am a solicitor with the Falcon Chambers UK, the personal attorney to Andrea Engin the President Trans field Worley Company Who died with his family in the July, 2000, Air France crash.For your confirmations, you can visit this website for more Info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives and which had proved unsuccessful. As a matter of fact, he had a fixed time deposit of £1.7million pounds sterling with a finance house in United Kingdom and stocks worth 3.9 million euros (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 it I have been unsuccessful on my search 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. As his personal Attorney I have all the legal documents and all it takes to backup the claims, while the rest could be processed through the court.All I requires 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-chambers.co.uk/members/member.cfm?id=165 I look forward to hearing from You. Regards, Martin Rodger, QC
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