419 scam: HAJI SULAIMAN ABDULLAH <HAJISULAIMAN@LAWCHAMBERS.com> CAN WILL TALK

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- habdullah031@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HAJI SULAIMAN ABDULLAH <HAJISULAIMAN@LAWCHAMBERS.com>
Reply-To: habdullah031@googlemail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:48:11 +0300
Subject: CAN WILL TALK

FROM THE DESK OF
HAJI SULAIMAN ABDULLAH LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE
20 JALAN TUN RAZAK
KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
EMAIL: habdullah031@googlemail.com

DIRECT LINE +6173707951

IL-Hamdu-Allah

Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law
firm,HAJI SULAIMAN ABDULLAH Law Chambers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

My name is BARRISTER HAJI SULAIMAN ABDULLAH (esq).A personal attorney
to my late client Mr.Abdullah A. Rahman who worked with an oil firm
here in Malaysia, Mr.Abdullah A. Rahman a well known Philanthropist
who died along with his entire family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes
in Persian Gulf near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50p.m. ET as
reported on :
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.htmlBefore he
died, he made a Will in my law firm stating that $5.2M five million
Two Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars only) should be donated to any
Philanthropist of our choice outside Malaysia (Overseas.)

My chambers conducted a random draw which was supervised by the
Ministry of justice, The attorney General of Malaysia and AFFIN BANK
Malaysia the bank where the money was deposited by my late client Mr
Abdullah A. Rahman,and your name and e-mail address was picked as the
beneficiary to this (WILL). I am particularly interested in securing
this money from the Bank, because they have issued a notice
instructing my chamber to produce the beneficiary of this Will within
three weeks which happens to be you or else the money will be credited
to the Government treasury as per law here in my country Malaysia.

It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client.
Mr.Abdullah A. Rahman. You are required to contact me immediately to
start the process of transferring this money to any of your designated
official bank account.
I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in
mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.

Please contact me urgently via my personal email address as follows:
habdullah031@googlemail.com

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
Regards,
Advocate Haji Sulaiman Abdullah
Attorney-at-Law.

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