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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.
• 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.
  • barr.yakubukarim@yahoo.com.my (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Karim Yakubu <barr.yakubukarim@yahoo.com.my>
Reply-To: barr_karimyakubu@yahoo.com.my
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 02:03:30 +0800 (CST)
Subject: For Your Kind Attention


Mohd Yacob Karim Chambers & Solicitors
Mobile:+60-163607948
Office + +60-132-268905
Main Office Tower - Level 2 Lot 19,
Lazenda Commercial Centre,
Phase 3, Labuan 87000,
Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia.
Email: Barr.yakubukarim@yahoo.com.my

Dear Marco Craamer,


I am Mohd Yacob Karim, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine, by name, Mr Harrison Craamer, who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition on the 11th November, 2004. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Air Philippines Boeing 737-200 that crashed in a foggy coconut grove in the southern Philippines on April 19, 2000 - 4:25 p.m., as reported on http://www.firehouse.com/news/2000/4/19_APplane.html

I decided to contact you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my late client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the finance house where this deposit valued at 4.2 million dollars is lodged. This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account would be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of -kin and beneficiary of my named client, since you have the same last name, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents backing up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest co-operation and trust,to enable us see this transaction through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible. This transaction I believe, will be treated as private, with absolute confidentiality and sincerity.

I look forward to your quick reply.

Best regards,
Barrister Mohd Yacob Karim.
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