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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "attiq" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.attiqrehmanurr98@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 10:18:48 +0800
Subject: Can I Trust Your Person

Hello Dear,

I`m sorry for embarrassing you with my mail.I just gone through your profile and concluded that we can work together in good harmony,for betterment of our future,in a shortest period of time, if only we can work together.

My name is Attiq Ur Rehman. I am a solicitor with M & R chambers of Kualur Lumpur, Malaysia and personal attorney to Mr Christian ( the President of carmaker BMW`s museum) who died with his family in the July, 2000 Air France crash.

For your confirmations visit :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Although my client left no record of any next of kin but I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives which had proved unsuccessful.

As a matter of fact, he had a fixed time deposit of 1,700,000.00 ( one million and seven hundred pounds sterling )with a finance house in Malaysia and stocks worth 1,257,000.00 (with unclaimed dividends) being managed by his stockbrokers.

Consequently, the Finance house has issued me a notice to provide my client next of kin or have the fund liquidated within a short time. Based on my unsuccessful search for his relatives for the past six years now and for the fact that you bear the same last name with my late client, I therefore seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/inheritor to my deceased
client,so that the money will be transferred to your account for us to share upon approval.

As his personal Attorney I have all the legal documents and all it takes to back-up this claims and to convincingly present you to the bank as the next of kin to my late client without trouble.

All I require is your honest cooperation. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement. And no government involvement at all.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Attiq Ur Rehman, QC

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