419 scam: "Advocate Mohamed"<mohameed@mail.ru> Contact me Urgent;

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- advocate.mohamed-sultan@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Advocate Mohamed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <advocate.mohamed1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:48:00 +0800
Subject: Contact me Urgent;

Advocate Mohamed Sultan Law Firm
1st Floor, Wisma Bukit Mata Kuching,
Jln Tunku Abdul Rahman , 93100 Kuching,

Sarawak Malaysia
Direct line: +60-162415343
Fax No: +60- 311784235
E-mail: advocate.mohamed-sultan@hotmail.com

We are pleased to notify you that your email address and name came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm.

My name is Advocate Mohamed Sultan (Esq.)A personal attorney to my late client Mr. Abdullah A. Rahman who worked with an oil firm here in Malaysia, Mr. Abdullah A. Rahman a well known Philanthropist who died along with his entire family in the Pakistan International Airlines plane crashed on November 7, 2010 as reported on http://community.warplanes.com/2010/11/07/21-dead-in-pakistan-charter-plane-crash/

Before he died, he made a Will in my law firm stating that $3.5000000M (Three million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) only should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice outside Malaysia (Overseas.)

My chambers conducted a random draw which was supervised by the Ministry of justice, The attorney General of Malaysia and the holding bank where the money was deposited by my late client Mr. Abdullah A. Rahman, and your name and e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this (WILL). I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because they have issued a notice instructing my chamber to produce the beneficiary of this Will which happens to be you or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here in my country Malaysia.

It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client. Mr. Abdullah A. Rahman. You are advice to contact me immediately to start the process of transferring this money to any of your designated official bank account.

I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.

Please contact me urgently via my personal email address as follows:

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

Regards
Advocate Mohamed Sultan
Direct line: +60-162415343

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