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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:

Fraud email example:

From: ALMOHAD MOHAMMAD BASHIRU <info@dorishatcraft.info>
Reply-To: admin@imaniconsult.com
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 23:25:01 +0300
Subject: Greetings



--
ALMOHAD MOHAMMAD BASHIRU
No.1A, Wilayah Persekutuan,
Taman Bukit Pasir,
93000 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.



Greetings;



My name is Almohad Mohammad Bashiru, a legal practitioner in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. I saw your contact and profile and decided that you
could cooperate with me in this proposition. I have a client, who was
deceased in November, 2012, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I am contacting
you because you have some relating information with my deceased client
and I felt that you could help me in the distribution of fund that was
left in my deceased client's bank account. This fund is closed to be
declared un-serviceable by the bank as there were no indicated next of
kin or next of beneficiary of the fund in the bank account.




The total amount of cash in the bank account of my deceased client is
US$98,000,000.00 (Ninety Eight Million United States Dollars Only), The
bank had issued to me a notification to contact the next of kin of my
deceased client for either to re-activate the bank account or to make
claim of beneficiary, of the funds in the bank account, with a month
surcharge of 6% to be deducted as an Escrow safe keeping fee of the bank
account, so as to avoid the indefinite closure of the bank account. My
proposition to you is to seek your consent, and to present your kind
self as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my deceased client, since you
have some relating information with him.




This means that the proceeds of his bank account would be paid to you as
his next of kin or the legitimate beneficiary. When the proceeds in his
bank account are paid to you, we would share the proceeds on a mutually
agreed-upon percentage of 40% to me and 40% to your kind self while 20%
would be giving to charity. All the legal documents to back up your
claim as my client's next-of-kin would be provided by me. The most
important thing I would need is your honest cooperation in this
proposition. This would be done under a legitimate arrangement that
would protect you from any breach of the law. If this business
proposition offends your moral and ethical values, feel free to back
out. Please contact me at once if you are interested reply through my
personal email (admin@imaniconsult.com)




Regards,
Barr. Almohad Mohammad Bashiru ESQ.
Senior Advocate/Solicitor.

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