419 scam: "Hemly Omar" <hemly@gmail.com> Hello

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
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.
- hemomarsolicitors@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hemly Omar" <hemly@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hemomarsolicitors@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:52:33 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Hello

JOHAR OTHMAN & HEMLY
NO. 8, JALAN 3/65, SEKSYEN 3
BANDAR BARU BANGI
43650 BANGI SELANGOR MALAYSIA.

Dear Friend,

Bearing in mind the nature of the content of this letter coming from a
person without any referral, I apologize for any inconvenience, but please
read and objectively consider if we can work this together.

I am HEMLY HANNISMAR BIN OMAR, an attorney at law. A deceased client of
mine who died as a result of high blood pressure (H.B.P) on the 30th
November 2006, because he lost his wife and the only daughter in the 2004
tsunamis natural disaster while on their holiday in Aceh, Indonesia.

I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my
client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank when
this deposit valued at $15.5million dollars is lodged. This bank has
issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the fund will be
transferred into the federal government reserve.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary to this fund that was deposited in a bank here
in my country by my late client,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 the transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any 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 extraordinary
confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.
Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you to
acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via email
address:hemomarsolicitors@gmail.com , this transaction will be treated
private with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

I look forward to your quick reply.

Best regards,
BARR HEMLY OMAR

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