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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
• 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.
  • esq.cheungl1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Heong Cheung" <cheungmr.heong@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: "Mohammad Anwar Ali Bin Abu Bakar" <fiduciary.karlrove3@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:52:37 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: Hello


HEONG AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
NO. 24, JALAN MELAKA RAYA 31,
TAMAN MELAKA RAYA
MALAYSIA

I am Heong Cheung, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, that shares
the same last name as yours, who here in after shall be referred to as my
client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on the 11
November 2005. 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 -2:50 p.m. ET as reported on:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html

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 Nineteen million dollars (US$19million
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 named 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 provided. 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 many breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your
moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you
to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary
confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.
Please contact me at once to indicate your interest via my private
MAIL: (esq.cheungl1@yahoo.com.hk) and treat with absolute confidentiality and
sincerity. I look forward to your quick reply.

Best regards,
Heong Cheung

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