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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: "Adv Smith Lee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adv_smithlees@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:25:12 +0800
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE

FROM THE DESK OF
SMITH LEE LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE
56 JALAN RAJA CHULAN
KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
DIRECT LINE: +60146490965

Attention Please,

Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm, SMITH LEE Law Chambers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

My name is Advocate Smith Lee (Esq.).A personal attorney to my late client Mr. Ronald Owen who worked with an oil firm here in Malaysia, Mr. Ronald Owen a well known Philanthropist, before he died, he made a Will in my law firm stating that $9.2M Nine Million Two 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. Ronald Owen, 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 chamber 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 my late client. You are required to contact me immediately to 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.

Please contact me urgently via my direct telephone number as follows: +60146490965

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

Regards

Advocate Smith Lee
Attorney-at-Law

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