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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • idrisabdullahlawchamber02@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Encik Idris Abdullah <idrisabdullahchamber1@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:32:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTENTION: Jaap Stuijfbergen

Dear Jaap Stuijfbergen,

How are you doing, I am contacting you regarding a proposal for you to stand as a legal beneficiary to my deceased client late Mr. Andrew Stuijfbergen, whom I was his legal representative, he died as a cause of heart failure on 20th March 2007 due to the death of his immediate family involve in a car crash. He worked as an independent oil magnate here in my country, my late client is a former Sub-Comptroller working with Chevron Texaco Oil company here in country and had left behind a deposit of Six Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, (US$6.8Million) with a finance firm.

After the death of my client, the finance firm officials contacted me, as his attorney to provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune, this according to them is their policy in sure circumstance. Since the death of my client, I have written several letters to the embassy with an intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his suspended personal account and all such efforts have been to no avail. My aim is to retrieve this fund and let it be claimed by the deceased last name, etc. Also use it for the help of the needle and charity, for this I seek your assistance since I have been unable to locate his relatives, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client since you have the same last name.

So that the proceeds of this fund can be paid to you and then both of us can share the fund, on mutual agreement upon percentage, 50% for me while 40% goes to you for your understanding and kind co-operation and 10% goes to charity home. I shall assemble all the necessary legal documents that will be used to back up your claims to the finance firm. I guarantee that this process will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. All required arrangements have been made for the completion of the transfer of this fund. All I require from you is a solemn confidentiality on this transaction.

However, if this email offends your moral values, do accept my sincere apology. Please get back to me as soon as possible to indicate your interest in my proposal to you through my private email address:idrisabdullahlawchamber02@gmail.com, for better confidentiality If this proposal is acceptable by you. Thanks for your understanding and patience, reading through this email.


Kindest Regards,
Encik Idris Abdullah
(Attorney at Law)
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