419 scam: Barrister Wang Som <a.lex@neostrada.pl> GOOD DAY.

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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 Wang Som <a.lex@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: barr.wangsom@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:56:32 +0800
Subject: GOOD DAY.

Attention,

I am Wang Som,an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine who died as the result of a heart-related condition on March 12th 2005.An expartriate who was resident here in Malaysia and his heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia.

The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated as Unclaimed Dividends. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the biological relatives of my late client who died without a will, I hereby seek your consent to present you to the bank as next-of-kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake.
My late Client has a deposit of Seventeen Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars (US$17.500,000) Seventeen Million, Five Hundrend Thousand United States Doallars left behind.
My conditions:
1. The sum of US$ 17.500,000 Million only will be transfer into your account after the proccessing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the bonfide beneficary,the transfer will be made within 4 working days.

2. This deal must be kept between you and i forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email/telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your fund release are caused by your agents or representative.If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you to send the following:

A: Your Full name and address
B: Your direct telephone number
C: Sex And Age
D: Occupation.
E: International passport

This will enable us commence all the legal documents immediately for the release fund to you.

Best regards,
Wang Som
Attorney AT Law

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