419 scam: "Alfred" <alfred.tan36@yahoo.co.nz> Attention

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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:
- "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: "Alfred" <alfred.tan36@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: alfred.s@mail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:58:38 +0200 (EET)
Subject: Attention

Attention

With ultimate respect, I will like to drown to your knowledge on this
incident knowing that it will be a surprise to you. I am Alfred Seng Tan,
an attorney at law and a accredited legal representative to late Mr. Allan
, who was herein after as my late client. He died as a result of a heart
related illness in December 2006.

I am seeking for your consent to assist in the transferring of this funds
left behind by my late client into your account before it is confiscated
or declared unserviceable by the bank,and this deposited value; Eighteen
Million Six Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand United States Dollars. Since
you have the same last name with my late client, so the proceeds of this
funds can be remitted into your account.

The bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account
will be confiscated and so far all my efforts to get hold of someone
related to my client has prove abortive.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent in presenting you as the
next of kin or beneficiary to my late client's Estates funds,since you
have the same last name. It is my assurance that this project will be
successful and I will make sure that the project is done within the
applicable laws to guarantee full legitimacy.Then we can both share the
funds on a mutually agreed percentage.

All legal documentations to back up your claims as my late client's or
next of kin will be issued to us. All I required is your absolute
honesty,cooperation and total adherence to my instructions to enable us
transfer this funds into your account smoothly.

This project will be executed under a legitimate arrangement which will
protect you from any infraction of the law.

If this proposition offends your moral ethics,do accept my sincere
apology.In contrary,indicate your interest.

Further details will be giving as soon as your interest is indicated.

Yours sincerely

Barrister Alfred S. Tan
(Senior Advocat)

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