419 scam: "Mr. Z. Sulaiman" <gab.wet.antoni.zubert@neostrada.pl> Reply as soon possible

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- hafiza_bdul@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Z. Sulaiman" <gab.wet.antoni.zubert@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: <hafiza_bdul@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:32:42 +0100
Subject: Reply as soon possible

Dear Friend,

My name is Barr. Mr. Sulaiman, a legal practitioner and a director of Men Living Under Muslim Laws (MLUML), 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 the year 14/04/2005, in Malaysia. I am writing in respect that you have the same surname as my deceased client and I felt that you could be of help in the distribution of fund that were left in my deceased client's bank account. This fund is closed to be declared un-serviceable by the bank as they await the next of kin whom is the beneficiary of the total amount of cash in the bank account which is 10.8million USD ( Ten Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)

It might interest you that 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 the funds, since you have the same last name with him. Please indicate your willingness by sending the below information for more info and easy communication. Via My email address: (hafiza_bdul@yahoo.co.jp) So that we could proceed on Agreement percentage between me and you after the money is been paid to your bank account. Please contact me at once if ONLY that you are interested.

1) Full name...............
2) Age............
3) Sex..............
4) Address..............
5) Occupation..............
6) Mobile Telephone number........
7) Country.........

Please keep this proposal as a top secret and delete if you are not interested.

Regards,

Barr. Mr. Sulaiman
Senior Advocate/Solicitor.

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