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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: lawchambersmalaysia@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:19:14 +0800 (CST)
Subject: -----Inline Attachment Follows-----


-----Inline Attachment Follows-----


MUSA HASHIM LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE LAW
No.9 Jalan Tun Perak, 50050 Kuala
Lumpur Malaysia

ATTENTION DEAR FRIEND.

THIS CHAMBER ACKNOWLEGDE YOUR MAIL THROUGH THE WORLD WIDE INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL DIRECTOR. BEFORE WE PROCEEDS ANY FURTHER I WISH TO COME TO YOUR NOTICE THAT ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM OF LAW CHAMBERS OF MALAYSIA I BAR. MUSA HASHIM, WISHES TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS PROPOSAL OF NEXT OF KIN. AS A CONFIDENTIAL TRUST OUR CHAMBER DO CONUT ON YOU. TO PRESENT YOUR KIND SELF AS A NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE INTERNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIST CLIENT Mr.UMAR AMAL, WHO BEFORE HIS DEATH DEPOSITE WITH THE "FINANCE HOUSE OF MALAYSIA" THE SUM OF $15.5M (Fiften Million Five hundred thousand dollers) IT WAS ON THE 1ST OF OCTOBER 2008 I WAS ISSUED A LETTER FROM THE FINANCE HOUSE DIRECTOR TO PERSENT THE NEX OF KIN TO MY LAST CLIENT MR UNAR AMAL, WHICH I HAVE NO TRAST YOU ANY OF HIS FAMILY CONTACT. SO I AND MY TEAM DO WISH TO COOPRATE WITH YOU TO MAKE THIS CLEAM A SUCCESS. WHICH THIS CHAMBERS HAS AGREED TO OFFER YOU 40% OF THIS TOTAL MONEY, AS AN APPRECIATION OF COOPRATION.

All I require from you to enable us commence is the following;

1. Your Full Name.
2. Your Phone, Fax and mobile Numbers
3. Your Contact and Postal address.
4. Your scanned Identity card.
5. Your Occupection

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.

YOURS IN SERVICE,
BAR. MUSA HASHIM.



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