419 scam: "Dewi Widyawati"<dewi_widyati@live.com> Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dewi Widyawati" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dewi_widyawati@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:19:07 -0700
Subject: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah

Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope This mail meets you in a perfect condition.

My name is Dewi Widyawati, I work with PT Bank Central Asia as a banker in West Jakarta.

during my last auditing conducted last month ago revealed that a sum of IDR 2,200,000,000.00 was in our Bank unclaimed.

Thereafter, I investigated and found out that the owner had perished in Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 accident last month along side with his next of Kin.

The name of the deceased Customer is Engr. djoni, from Lebanon. He naturalized in our Country for years before he perished along with his next of kin in Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 accident.

He was a contractor and also the major supplier of Agricultural Equipments in West Jakarta.

I am soliciting your assistance to see that this transaction is successfully completed and subsequent as i everything put in place for a hitch-free transaction.

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money will be shared between of us in the ratio of 60/40 percentage. Am assured you that within (3)three banking working days, this said amount will enter your given Bank account with immediate effect.

All that is required to get the funds transferred out of here is to put your name on the Non-investment account holding the funds. This practically makes you a Non-Resident customer of PT Bank Central Asia Tbk, Jakarta.

If you agree to my business proposal, further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your wiliness to join hand with me.

Am awaiting your urgent response with this information

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