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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:
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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: "Mohd Nur Firdaus Bin Azmail" <azmailchmeber10@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:16:40 +0800
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION


*M.N. FIRDAUS & ASSOCIATES*
*NO. 5169-H/A, TINGKAT 1 *
*(HADAPAN JKR) *
*JALAN KUALA KRAI
KOTA BHARU MALAYSIA *
*TEL: +60146217753*


*Dear Sir,*

*I am Mohd Nur Firdaus Bin Azmail, barrister at law. A deceased client of
mine, who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the
result of a heart-related condition in November 2004. His heart condition
was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight
Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain Aired August 23 2000. **I have
contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client
before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this
deposit valued at $12.5million dollars is lodged.

This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin,or the account
will be confiscated. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to
present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, since you
have the same last name,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to
you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of kin will be
secured gradually and forwarded to you. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.This will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.

If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my
apology.Please contact me at once to indicate your interest via e-mail. *


*Regards,
Barr. Mohd Nur Firdaus Bin Azmail.*
*Senior Advocate/Solicitor.*

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