419 scam: "Ahmed Haji. M (Attorney)"<yang@gmg.cn> Hello Dear,

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahmed Haji. M (Attorney)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ahmedhaji.m@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 10:33:04 +0800
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,

This is a confidential business proposition and I request that it be treated as such. It is specifically directed to you and I must solicit your confidentiality on it. I assure you that I am contacting you in good faith and this proposal will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

I am Ahmed Haji. M, a solicitor. I am the personal attorney/executor to a deceased client of my chambers who shares same surname with you, he was an independent oil magnate in my country, but died in the Sumatra earthquake with his family on the 25th of October, 2010.

My main proposition to you, is regading a deposit of Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars only, ($11.5M) which my late client had Left behind with a bank.The Bank had contacted me, as his attorney to provide his Next of kin for the proceed of the account and since the death of my client, I have written several letters to the embassy trying to locate any of his extended relatives, but all effort proves abortive.

This why i have contacted you to stand as the next of kin so that the deposit can be released in your favour. We shall discuse further about the possibilty of the claim as soon as you reply.

Regards,
Ahmed Haji. M.

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