Has someone offered you a huge sum of money or a valuable consignment? It's a 419 or advance fee fraud - find out how they work, and what to do to be safe.
by Ralph Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:25 am
Here is a next of kin scam, supposedly from Malaysia,

The email appears to come from [email protected] here is a searchresult on that email address and he will direct you to [email protected].

It is yet amother scam attempting to part innocent people of their money.

Here is the email I recieved, addressed to undisclosed recipients another indicator of a scam

HASS & ASSOCIATES
SUITE 12.05, LEVEL 12, MENARA TJB
NO 9, JALAN SYED MOHD MUFTI
80000 JOHOR BAHRU
MALAYSIA

Greetings,

I am Hassan Mohammed Hoque, An Attorney at law based in Malaysia, South East Asia, My late client was a private oil consultant/ contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Malaysia before his death. My client, his wife and his three children lost their life in the 2004 tsunamis natural disaster while on their holiday in Phuket Thailand. It may interest you to know that my client died "in testate". http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/asia.quake/

PROPOSITION:
I decided to contact you purely on the personal conviction of trust and confidence to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client.The deceased had a deposit valued presently at (US $3,500,000) and his Bank has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or beneficiary by will, otherwise the account would be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as a
relative/next-of-kin and beneficiary of my client, so that the proceeds of this account could be paid to you.

Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transactionthrough.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values,do accept my apology.I must use this opportunity to implore you to exercise the utmost indulgence to keep this matter extraordinary confidential, whatever your decision, while I await your prompt response.
Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.

My private email is [email protected]


Best regards,

Hassan M. Hoque
(Principal Partner).


Here is another bit of informatgion that is relevant to this scam, a search result on ( HASS & ASSOCIATES malaysia )Click Here
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