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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: "UNGENT NOTIFICATION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dewanmutiara@hotmail.my>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:17:53 -0800
Subject: URGENT NOTIFICATION

From: Barrister Dewan Mutiara

It is with heart full of joy, i inform you that, your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my
law firm, Dewan Mutiara Law Firm in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. My name is Advocate Barrister Dewan Mutiara,
Advocate, Barrister and Lobbyist, the Principal Partner and personal attorney to my late client MR WAHEED
AL-MUBARAK who worked with an oil firm here in Malaysia, MR ABDUL-RAHIM AL-MIN HUSSIEN a well
known Kuwait Businnessman (Philanthropist), before he died, he made a WILL in my law firm stating that
Thirteen million,Five 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 the Bank where the money was deposited by my late client MR ABDUL-RAHIM
AL-MIN HUSSIEN,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 chambers to produce the beneficiary of this Will within two 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. You are required to contact me immediately to
enable the 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 to execute the orders of MR ABDUL-RAHIM AL-MIN HUSSIEN as contend in his WILL.

Please contact me urgently through my private email:dewanmutiara@hotmail.my

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

Regards,

Advocate Dewan Mutiara
Princinpal Partner; DEWAN MUTIARA LAW FIRM.

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