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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: "Mr John Mike" <john00290@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: johnmikechamber@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:32:49 -0400 (PYT)
Subject: Attention..


FROM THE DESK OF
JOHN MIKE LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE
56 JALAN RAJA CHULAN
KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA
DIRECT LINE: +60173537446
VIA MAIL: johnmikechamber@gmail.com

Attention Please,

Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm JOHN
MIKE Law Chambers in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

My name is Advocate JOHN MIKE (Esq.).A personal attorney to my late client
Mr.PETER SMITH who worked with an oil firm here in Malaysia, Mr. PETER
SMITH a well known Philanthropist, before he died, he made a Will in my
law firm stating that $9.2M Nine million Two Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars
only)should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice outside
Malaysia (Overseas).

My chambers conducted a random draw which was supervised by the Ministry
of justice, The attorney General of Malaysia and the Bank where the money
was deposited by my late client Mr. PETER SMITH, and your name and e-mail
address
was picked as the beneficiary to this (WILL).

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because
they have issued a notice instructing my chamber to produce the
beneficiary of this Will within two weeks which happens to be you or else
the money will be
credited to the Government treasury as per law here in my country Malaysia.

It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client. You are
required to contact me immediately to start the process of transferring
this money to any of your designated official bank account.I urge you to
contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank
has given us a date limit.

Please contact me urgently via my direct telephone number as follows:
+60173537446

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.

Yours Faithfully

Advocate John Mike
Attorney-at-Law


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