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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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Fraud email example:

From: BASRRISTER ROSLAN KHUEN <info@roslanhen.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:34:29 +0800
Subject: GOOD DAY

ROSLAN KHUEN LAW CHAMBERS
SUITE 06.13, LEVEL 6, WISMA
CENTRAL KUCHING, SARAWAK
MALAYSIA.

Dear,

My name is BARRISTER ROSLAN KHUEN, a Senior Advocate and legal
consultant here in Malaysia, I had a client, a contractor based here in
Malaysia now deceased. My client lost his life alongside his wife and
only child in (Beirut-bound charter jet) plane crash on the 25th
December 2003.

Prior to the Death of my Late Client (Dr./Mr. Adams ), He secured a
contract of US$35,500,000.00 USD from the Kingdom of Bahrain, following
which was successfully executed the contract, but the balance of
$19,500,000.00 USD contract payment was in the Process of being
transferred into his Account which he submitted to the Bahrain
Government before he lost his life in the plane crash.

Three Months after his sudden death, the Government effected the
transfer of the balance of his Contract Funds into the account that my
deceased Client has on his file with the Government. As his consultant
and personal lawyer, I have been officially notified and instructed by
the bank where the money is currently deposited that I should provide
and forward the particulars of my deceased client's next of kin so that
the funds in his account can be remitted into his Next of Kin's
account.

However, as his personal lawyer and close confidant, I want you to know
that my late Client died intestate, i.e.. he died without leaving a
Will and all my efforts to locate any of his relatives whom I can
present to the Bank has proved abortive.

Therefore I am seeking for your consent to present you as the
relative/next of kin and subsequently the beneficiary of the fund so
that the proceed of this account valued at US$19,500,000.00 USD can be
paid to you based on as the next of kin, since you have same last name
as mine client.

I contacted you for this reasons. As his legal consultant I have been
officially notified and instructed by the bank to provide and forward
the particulars of the deceased next of kin so that the funds in his
account can be remitted into his Next of Kin's account in accordance
with the Laws here.

If you find yourself able to work with me, contact me immediately, if
you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards a
conclusion. I wait to hear from you.


Yours Faithfully,
Barr. Roslan Khuen Esq.
(Head of Chamber.)


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