419 scam: "Barr. Adam Bin Mohd"<adambinmohd@malaysia.com.my> Attention Required

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "barrister" (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.
- adambinmohd1@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Adam Bin Mohd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adambinmohd1@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:16:23 +0800
Subject: Attention Required

Dearest ,

I am Barrister Adam Bin Mohd, a solicitor at law and a partner in Adam & Bin Mohd LLP. I am the personal attorney to Mr.Richard Mark an Europe, who used to work with Shell Oils Producing Company, in Malaysia;as an oil contractor.Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2007, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here in Malaysia to locate any of my client extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to assist me in the transferring of the said fund , to any account which you will provide

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$8.5 million left behind by my client before it gets Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said Finance company has issued me a notice to provide the beneficiary or have the account confiscated within the next fourteen official working days.

For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over one year now, I seek your consent to present you as the beneficiary to the deceased deposited fund, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Thereafter, I propose that the funds will be shared in the following ratio: 50% for me, 50% for you after the completion of the transaction.

I shall ensure that all relevant information and legal documents that may be needed to actualize this transaction is provided.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

If you are interested, write me back through the above email or to my private email address: adambinmohd1@sify.com

Best Regard.
Barrister Adam Bin Mohd
Solicitor and Advocate

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