419 scam: "Rohana Ngah" <inbox@moerstaal.nl> KINDLY GO THROUGH THIS EMAIL

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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:

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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "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.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Rohana Ngah" <inbox@moerstaal.nl>
Reply-To: rohanaconsultant@sify.com
Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 14:27:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: KINDLY GO THROUGH THIS EMAIL

I Need your cooperation.
I am Barrister Rohana B. Ngah, Attorney to late: Mr. Paul Morrison, Who
used to work as a contractor engineer in shell petrochemical company here
in Malaysia. Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client, who died in
Aircraft Accident.

I have contacted you to assist me in distributing the money left behind by
my client before it would be confiscated and declared unserviceable by the
Bank. This fund is valued at Eighteen Million and Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars (US$8,500,000.00). The bank issued me a notice to
contact the next-of-kin to this account, or the account would be
confiscated.

I would want to seek your consent to present you to the Bank as the
next-of-kin and the true beneficiary of my client’s fund, so that the
proceeds of this account can be paid to you as his next-of-kin and the
true beneficiary,
All I require of you is your honest and candid cooperation to enable this
transaction become a reality. This transaction would be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that would protect you from any breach of the law
whatsoever.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my
candid apology. But please contact me immediately if you are interested to
work together with me. Thanks and have a nice day.

Faithfully,
Rohana B Ngah.Esq.

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