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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: Christopher M Iskandar <mr_c_m_iskand@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mohd_iskan_christopher@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:55:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Only Your Full Cooperation Is Needed.


ATTN: Micheal Gallatin
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).
Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not an hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious. I would have given you a call, but rather I decided to contact you via an email to get us acquainted since it is a safer way of private communication.

I am Mr Christopher Muhamad Iskandar the Director in charge of Auditing section in one of the leading Bank here in Malaysia. AS IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION
THROUGH THE INTERNET SEARCH HERE IN MALAYSIA,Before i decided to contact you to assist me in this great opportunity,That will benefit both of us in future,You maybe hearing such stories from a lot of people but i'm here to let you know that their are still real human being on earth.You are 100% free in money aspect ,That is why i want to make my self clearly to you before we proceed.

During our auditing in this Bank,I came across some amount of money belonging to a deceased foreigner who died with his wife and their only daughter on February 16,1998 in a plane crash.

The fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody from his relation before my discovery to this development .I want you to know that I never master minded the death of the deceased fellow. Their death occured Naturally.

The whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to the deceased has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity. In this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign account.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the security company where i have succesfully deposited the money, and have the money transfered into his foreign account upon request. Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after nine years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed fund and will be rendered null and void.

The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a MALAYSIAN cannot stand as next of kin. Be assured this transaction is 100% risk free. On conclusion of this Project, you will be entitled to 20% of the total sum as gratification,while 80% will be for me.

Please you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I conclude this deal with you. even if you dont want to assist me email back at: audit_christ_iskan_muha@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully,
Mr Christ.


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