419 scam: BARRISTER MUZAMIR <muzamirbinmuzamir@gmail.com> READ AND REPLY

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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:
- ",500,000" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER MUZAMIR <muzamirbinmuzamir@gmail.com>
Reply-To: muzamirmokhtarebin@gmail.com
Date: 11 Jan 2010 17:24:17 -0000
Subject: READ AND REPLY

Dear,

My name is Muzamir Bin Mokhtar, legal practitioner with Muzamir Mokthar and Associate, Ipoh Perak Malaysia. A late client of mine, Mr. Rodney Pitz who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition in November 2002 after losing his best friend, business partner and close associate, Mr. Adam L Howard in a terrorist attack in Bali, Indonesia on 12th October, 2002. Please visit the link below for more news about the incident.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/commons/8/85/ Balinese_ground_zero.JPG

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_ depth/asia_pacific/2002/bali/

I am contacting you to assist in distributing the money valued $12,500,000. 00 or above left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent, and to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my deceased client. This means that the proceeds of his bank account would be paid to you as his next of kin or the legitimate beneficiary. This is solely because there is no traceable heir to his estate and as foreigner it is technically possible to make the claim. When the proceeds in his bank account is granted and transferred into your nominated account, we would share the proceeds on a mutually agreed-upon percentage of 60% to me and 40% to your kind self.

This would be done under a legitimate arrangement that would protect you from any breach of the law. Of course your reputation and mine is important to me and will be protected as I will not involve myself in anything that will damage my profession. If this business proposal offends your moral and ethical values, with respect to that please do accept my sincere apology.

Respectfully,

Muzamir Bin Mokhtar

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