419 scam: "MOHAMMED SHAHID ALI MUZAMMIL"<barristershahidalimuzammil@gmail.com> Please Assist Me

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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:
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MOHAMMED SHAHID ALI MUZAMMIL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barristershahidalimuzammilesq@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:28:35 +0800
Subject: Please Assist Me

Hello Dear
I am Solicitor MOHAMMED SHAHID ALI MUZAMMIL , a Malaysian national and an attorney at law here in Malaysia. A deceased client of mine that shares the same last name as yours died with his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia while the were on vacation. He has (USD$14.700,000) Fourteen million, seven hundred thousand United State Dollars deposited with a Finance House in Malaysia. Recently, they Finance house issued me a notification to provide a beneficiary to his account or the fund stands to be confiscated and side track to the bank Treasury since in the record there is no known successor to my deceased client account who died without a will.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake.

I have tried to search for any of his family members with no success and that is why I contacting you. I can process and legally provide all the documents needed for this transaction, your last name matches with my late client’s name and am soliciting for your cooperation to work with me to claim the funds as a next of kin.

Your Full Name_______________________
Your Home Address____________________
Your Age ____________________
Your Handset Number____________________
Your Occupation _______________________
Your Fax Number_______________________
Your Date Of Birth____________________
Your Sex_______________________
Your Marital Status________________________
Your copy of your international passport or drivers license___________

The Bank will release the Funds to anyone I endorse, the proceeds of this account will be paid to you, and we would share it on a mutually agreed, upon percentage of 60% to me and 40% to your kind self, there is no risk to this transaction. If no one claims the funds soon, through the safe deposit law here, after 7years of none performance of demurrage settlement the deposit would be confiscated.

I am waiting for your urgent respond to enable us proceed further
for the transfer.
Yours faithfully,
MOHAMMED SHAHID ALI MUZAMMIL

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