419 scam: "Mr.Eric Lee"<mrs.ericlee@alliancebank.com> Your Life Opportunity

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "escrow account with no beneficiary" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Eric Lee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <eric_lee0292@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:54:11 +0800
Subject: Your Life Opportunity

>From The Desk of: Mr.Eric Lee
Group Chief Financial Officer, Alliance Bank
3rd.Floor, Menara Multi-Purpose, Capital Square
8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah
Kuala Lumpur, 50100
Malaysia

My name is Mr. Eric Lee.

I am the Group Chief Financial Officer Alliance Bank Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I. As the Group Chief Financial Officer, Alliance Bank Asset Management it is my duty to send in financial report to my head office in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur at the end of each business year. On the course of last year, 2010 business report, I discovered that the branch in which I am the Manager made 9.550 Million United States Dollars ($9,550,000.00) which my head office is not aware of and will never be aware of it.

I have placed this funds on what we call Escrow account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly involved or connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 20% of the total funds as commission.

There are practically no risks involved, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, it will be a simply bank to bank transfer, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of these funds with my branch so that my head office can order the immediate transfer to your designated bank account under few working days. If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much as you are the first and the only person I am contacting for this transaction. My alternative email address is(mrericlee@hotmail.my) I will send you my direct telephone number immediately I receive your urgent responds towards this importance,I wait for your reply.

Mr.Eric Lee
Group Chief Financial Officer, Alliance Bank
3rd.Floor, Menara Multi-Purpose, Capital Square
8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah
Kuala Lumpur, 50100
Malaysia.

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