419 scam: "Ahmed. Abdullah" <abdullah.ahmed028@att.net> Can I Give You This Trust?Reply Immediately.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahmed. Abdullah" <abdullah.ahmed028@att.net>
Reply-To: abdullah.ahmed12245@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 10:15:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Can I Give You This Trust?Reply Immediately.

FROM THE DESK OF ABDULLAH YOUSEF AHMED
LAW CHAMBERS LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE
56 JALAN RAJA CHULAN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA

Aslam-O-Alikum
''Can I Give You This Trust?Reply Immediately.

Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm ABDULLAH YOUSEF AHMED Law Chambers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

My name is Advocate ABDULLAH YOUSEF AHMED (Esq.).A personal attorney to my late client Mr.UMAR AMAL, who worked with an oil firm here in Malaysia, Mr.UMAR AMAL, 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. UMAR AMAL, 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 our 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: +60102349924

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

Regards,
Advocate Abdullah Yousef Ahmed
Attorney-at-Law.

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