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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • syedzaidalbar@inbox.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • syedz.zaidalbar@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Syed Zaid Albar <syed_zaidalbar@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: syedzaidalbar@inbox.com
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:19:44 +0800 (CST)
Subject: ATTENTION : Mervin Van Dijk


ALBAR & PARTNERS LAW FIRM
(LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE LAW)
6th Floor, Faber Imperial Court
Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
DIRECT LINE+60-146475150.
EMAIL: syedzaidalbar@inbox.com

Dear Mervin Van Dijk,

Please be patient and absorb the contents of this email which I believe is a message that will beneficial to the both of us. I am legal representative to late Mr Ishmael Van Dijk,who hereinafter shall be referred to as my client,he died as a result of heart-related condition on the 12 November 2005.

Basically,I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared serviceable by the bank where this deposit valued of (US$19,700,000.00) Nineteen Million,Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars is lodged. I have a mandate from the bank to present the next of kin to the deceased or the funds will be confiscated and so far, all my efforts to get hold of someone related to this man has proved abortive.

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 extraordinarily confidential(whatever your decision),while I await your prompt response.

Please contact me at once to indicate your interest through my private email: syedz.zaidalbar@gmail.com

Best regards,
Syed Zaid Albar.(Esq).

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