419 scam: "Mr Amirul Bin Suleiman." <amirulbinsuleiman@att.net> URGENT REPLY NEEDED!

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Amirul Bin Suleiman." <amirulbinsuleiman@att.net>
Reply-To: amirulbin.suleiman@vf.vc
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:11:04 +0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED!

Greetings,

I am sorry for contacting you through this medium without a previous notice; I am Mr Amirul Bin Suleiman and a Citizen of Malaysia working with one of the Banks as Auditor Manager, I have a confidential business proposition for you which will benefit the two of us if sincerely handled.

During my bank's end of year audit of 2009, there was a board decision that all unclaimed funds concerning Inheritance should be declared bad claims to enable the bank reposition itself against accumulated debts. In the course of my duty as an Auditor, I discovered ($7.5 Million United States Dollars) left unclaimed by a deceased customer since Feb., 2009. Can you work with me to receive the US$7.5M in your account as the beneficiary?

All I want from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum. I will arrange for the documents which will enable legal and 100% risk free transfer of the sum to you. Please note that this is a deal that requires top secret from your end, If you are interested in this deal, then indicate your interest by responding to this email: amirulbin.suleiman@vf.vc

Thank you very much for your time. I look forward to hearing from you soonest.

Regards,
Mr Amirul Bin Suleiman
Audit Manager

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