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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: "FDJEUX GROUP" <info@fdjeuxlotgroup.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:54:31 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: Hello

Dear Friend,

I am Azmi Nashril, Principal Assurance manager for the OSK Investment Bank
in Malaysia. I am getting in touch with you regarding funds of a client
with an investment placed

under our banks management 7 years ago. I would respectfully request that
you maintain the confidentiality and respect the integrity of the content
this mail. I contact you

independently and no one is informed of this communication.

In 2003, the subject matter; first name BERNARD, last name MADOFF came to
our bank to engage in business discussions with our private banking
division. He informed us that he

had a financial portfolio of 15.1 million United States dollars, which he
wished to have us invest on his behalf. Based on my advice, we spun the
money around various

opportunities and made attractive margins, the accrued profit and interest
stood at this point at over 20 million United States Dollars. In mid 2005,
he instructed that the

principal sum (15.1M) be liquidated because he needed to make an urgent
investment requiring cash payments in Hong Kong. We got in touch with a
specialist bank in Hong Kong the

Dah Sing Bank (DSB) who agreed to receive this money for a fee and make
cash available to Mr. MADOFF. However Dah Sing Bank got in touch with us
last year that this money has

not been claimed. On further enquiries we found out that Mr. MADOFF was
involved in a big fraudulent scam that rocked the United States, which
caused him his career and is now

in jail and that is the reason why I am writing you.

What I propose is that since I have exclusive access to this file, you
will be made the beneficiary of these funds. I will initiate the transfer
of these funds from my bank to a

more reliable bank anywhere in Europe the bank will contact you informing
you that money has been transferred to you. On verification, which will be
the details I make available

to the bank, I will then instruct the said bank to make payments to you.
You do not have to be known. I know this might be a bit heavy for you but
please trust me on this. For

all your troubles I propose that we split the money in half. In the
banking circle this happens every time. The other option is that I can
make the funds available as well for

you to claim directly by travelling down to sign some papers the you can
move the money to an offshore account if you so choose.

Nobody is getting hurt; this is a lifetime opportunity for us. I hold the
key to these funds, and as a Malaysian National we see so much cash and
funds being re-assigned daily.

I would want us to keep communication for now strictly by email. Please,
again, note I am a family man; I have a wife and children. I send you this
mail not without a measure of

fear as to the consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is
nothing gained and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter
of gold. This is the one

truth I have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray my
confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should act swiftly on this. Get
back to me immediately through

this email: azminashril@rocketmail.com my I await your response.

Regards,
Azmi Nashril


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