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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: Barrster Hakim Azura <euro.support2010@w.cn>
Reply-To: barristerhakimazura@yahoo.com
Date: 19 Aug 2010 18:57:31 -0000
Subject: HELLO BENEFICIARY..

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Dear friend,





My name is Barrister Hakim Azura, a legal practitioner From Malaysia (Asia Pacific ). A deceased client of mine who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition in November 2001 after losing his wife and his children in a shipwreck on the sea of Java, Indonesia on 22nd October 2001. Please visit the link below for more news about the ship mishaps. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list/



I am contacting you because you have the same surname as my deceased client and I felt that you could help me in the distribution of funding that he left in his bank account unclaimed. This is possible because he died unattested and there is no heir to make the claim.





This money is closed to be declared un-serviceable by the finance house as there were no indicated next of kin or beneficiary of the fund in the bank account. The bank had issued to me a notification to contact the next of kin of my deceased client for either to re-activate the bank account or to make claim of beneficiary, of the fund in the bank account, with a month surcharge of 6% to be deducted as an escrow safe keeping fee of the bank account, so as to avoid the indefinite closure of the bank account.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent, and to present your kind self as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my deceased client, since you have the same last name with him. This means that the proceeds of his bank account would be paid to you as his next of kin or the legitimate beneficiary.





When the proceeds in his bank account is granted and transferred into your nominated account, we would share the proceeds on a mutually agreed-upon percentage of 60% to me and 40% to your kind self.





All the legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin would be provided by me. The most important thing I would need is your honest cooperation to in this proposition.





This would be done under a legitimate arrangement that would protect you from any breach of the law. Off course your reputation and mine is important to me and will be protected as i will not involve myself in anything that will damage my profession. If this business proposition offends your moral and ethic values, with due respect please do accept my sincere apology.





Respectfully,



Barrister Hakim Azura Esq.

Advocate and Solicitor.

K C & LEE Associates,

Malaysia












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