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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • malik44wahab@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: malik44wahab@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 12:23:30 +0800
Subject: INHERITANCE PAYMENT NOTICE.


MALIK WAHAB & ASSOCIATES
MONT'KIARA 50450 KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA.

Dear Friend

I am Barrister Malik Wahab a senior attorney with the above chamber, writing
to seek your urgent business assistance.
There is a client of us a national of Eastern -Europe that died on a plane
crash of December, 2003 on his way back from a holiday trip in
Cotonou,Republic of Benin with his entire family(wife,3Children and his only
brother)and left the sum of five million and two-hundred thousand United
State Dollar in a bank account($5,200,000.00).

www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/
Due to our country inheritance law his fund is due to be ceded to government
treasury because his bank has designated it as DORMANT AND FLOATING. Am
contacting you because i know we could claim this fund with your assistance
and your willingness you and me will share the money; 45% to me, 40% to
you, and 15% will be donated to the Tsunami Disaster relief fund this is a
smart way to make it real that 100% of the fund was donated for charity
cause.
Please contact me at once if you indicate your interest. I will like you to
acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via this:Emai (
malik44wahab@gmail.com)
This transaction will be treated private with absolute confidentiality and
sincerity and both of u and me security will be safeguarded.

All I require is your consent, honest co-operation and assistance to enable
us see the deal through.
Yours faithfully,
Barr. Malik Wahab Esq.
Senior partner
MALIK WAHAB& ASSOCIATES CHAMBER

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