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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Francis Duke <francsduke11@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:26:52 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,



Barrister, Francis Duke,DUKES & ASSOCIATES CHAMBERS.UK LONDON.

Dear Friend,


This mail is written and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client. My Deceased Client who was a contractor/consultant here made a fixed Deposit of Fund valued at USD$9m (Nine Million United States Dollars Only) with a Security Firm here in London and unfortunately lost his life aboard Egypt Air Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 31,1999 (View: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm)and left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the Deposit still with me.


The Governing Body of the Security firm has contacted me on this matter and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late Client's Fund will not be confiscated by the security firm.
I have agreed to share the money 35% for you, 45% for me, 10% for any expenses we might incur during the course of the transaction while the remaining 10% will be for charity organization in your country such as homeless and motherless homes, for children up bringing and some other related organization. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
I hope you will welcome this life time opportunity, if so please get back to me in confirmation of your good interest to enable us discuss further. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through this email address for more details.
Do send to me your full name, contact address, your direct telephone number and Fax number so that we can proceed.
Thanks in anticipation of your kind co-operation.

Yours Sincerely,

Barr. Francis Duke
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