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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Barr.Madnu Nair <barr.madhunair@lawyer.com>
Date: 8 Jul 2015 19:44:00 +0300
Subject: Business Proposal



Good Day Friend,





Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I got your contact from a computerize data following my effort searching for a trustworthy person to assist me.



I am Barr.Madnu Nair,senior partner of Madnu Nair and Co. Solicitors. I have a business proposal you,we discovered a sum of RM2million in an account that belongs to one of our deceased client who was the Royal Malaysian Customs deputy director-general II Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim who was 58 years old was shot dead near a traffic light near the Putrajaya police station on 26th April 2013.



You can see more information about Datuk Shaharuddin Ibrahim unfortunate assasination on the website-link below.



http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/customs-no.-2-shot-dead-on-way-to-putrajaya-office





Now the deceased bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that until now. I personally have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives,Which the Board of Directors are planing to share this funds among themselves.Which i have good heart to use this funds to help the poor, I seek your consent as my business partner in this transaction to present you as the next of kin/Will Beneficiary to the diseased so that the funds of this account valued at $3.5 Million USD can be paid to your local bank account in your country.This transaction will be share 50/50 by both of us.



I want to use part of my own share to help orphanage motherless child home, I dont know about you.



Provide me the following information, as we have 7 days to run it through. This is very URGENT PLEASE.



Also you are to Fill the information below.



1, Your Full names:.............................

2, Your age:..........................

3, Your private phone number:...............

4, Your current country and residential address:........

5, Your Occupation:.................................

6, Can You Handle This Project:...............................



Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest.

I will furnish you with more information on this business transaction.



Best regards,



Barr.Madnu Nair

barr.madhunair@lawyer.com


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