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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • wongmun111@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr, Wong Mun" <wongmun111@Ggawab.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: wongmun111@gawab.com
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:16:24 +0800
Subject: Co-operation Required.

Dr. Wong Mun
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.

ATTN: Sir/Madam,

TRANSFER OF ($15,300.000.00 USD} FIFTEEN
MILLION THREE HUNRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

I want to transfer ($15,300.000.00 USD)Fifteen Million Three
Hundred United States Dollars from a Bank here in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia to oversea account.First,I must solicit your strictest
confidence in this transaction.This is by virtue of it's nature as being
utterly confidential.I am sure and have confidence of your ability and
reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude.I solicit
your assistance to enable us transfer the said amount into your
account for onward investment.You can either provide us with an
existing account or set up a new Bank account immediately to
receive this funds, even an empty account will accomodate this
funds,as long as you will remain honest to me till the end for this
crucial business as I will be trusting in you and believing that you
will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Dr.Wong Mun a personal account officer to a Deceased
great INDUSTRIALIST who has an account in one of the top
banks here in Malaysia.The account was opened in 1998 and
he died in the year 2000 without a written or oral WILL and
since then nobody has operated on this account nor come
forward as the beneficiary.Hence the money is floating and if
it is not remitted out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing since
the bank was sold on Monday,19 September 2005 to another
Bank.Currently,the present management of the bank is now
ready to conclude all transactions before fully handling over to
the new management which is an added advantage to perfect
this transaction.

The funds will be released to any foreigner with the accurate
information of the account which will be made known to you
immediately you signify your interest to execute this transaction
with me.The owner of this account is a foreigner and no other
person knows about this account or anything concerning it,the
account has no other beneficiary .My investigation through the
National immigration department proved to me as well that he
was single as at the point of his entry into Malaysia.The amount
in this account is USD$15.3 Million (Fiteen Million Three
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars )only.As a matter of
fact, I have decided to transfer this fund abroad for investment.
Your assistance as a foreigner is necessary because a local
person here can not be presented as the next of kin to the
deceased customer based on the fact that he was a foreigner
and only a foreigner will be welcomed by the management of
the Bank to apply for claims as the beneficiary.

There is no risk in this transaction with my position and my personal
contact with the manager of the bank the money can be transferred
to any account you will provide with assurance that the money will
be intact pending our physical arrival in your Country for division.
Importantly,the transfer of Six Million [$6,000.000] will be initiated,
upon success of the transfer without any disappointment from your
side,we shall then re-apply for the payment of the remaining balance
of $9.3 Million into your account.To enable us forge ahead with this
transaction kindly send your preferred account details where you
want the fund to be transferred or you can set up a new account
for the purpose of this transaction, an empty account will also be
suitable.At the conclusion of the transfer 20% will be yours for your
honest committment and positive contributions to enhance the
success of this transaction,and the remaining 80% for me which,
I intend to invest in any area you deem profitable.

As soon as I hear from you,and upon your strong assurance that
you will not let me down once the fund goes into your account I
will then start to process the transfer of the fund to your account
without further delay.

If interested contact me urgently for further details.

Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Wong Mun
Email: wongmun111@gawab.com

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