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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mohd Shukri Hussin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.mohdshukrihussin_cimbbnk@mail.mn>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 21:22:19 +0800
Subject: CIMB BANK GROUP!!

Notification



CIMB BANK GROUP MALAYSIA
ADDRESS: JALAN PARR 617 JALAN PARRY 60100
MIRI KUALA LUMPUR
MALAYSIA



I'm Mr Mohd Shukri Hussin, head of International remittance department CIMB BANK Malaysia; I got your contact from global worldwide research, as l and my boss need a foreign business partner. To execute a DEAL of ($28, 000,000.00 US Dollars) with me. it has already arranged but i am looking for a foreigner who will be Capable to handle it with me.

If you are capable please update me immediately,I will introduce you to my bank as the relative to the late customer who deposited the fund in our Bank, and the fund will be transfer to you in your country, this our customer dead with his family.i will send you the infomation of this our late customer that will make you understand this business, no risk involved. As all the legal documents to transfer the fund to you will be in your name. And them we will discuse what will be your percentage.This business will be executed under a legitimate arrangement with us from the Bank.


We will start the first transfer with Eight million [$8,000.000] upon successful transaction without any disappoint from your side, we shall re-apply for the payment of the remaining rest amount to your account. The total amount involve is $28, 000.000.00 million United States Dollars only.



I want to first transfer $8,000.000.00 Eight million United States Dollar] from this money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest. But I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money cannot be approved to a local person here, without valid international foreign passport, but can only be approved to any foreigner with valid international passport or drivers license and foreign a/c because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the a/c is a foreigner too, and the money can only be approved into a foreign a/c.



I need your full co-operation to make this work fine because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you upon your positive response and once I am convinced that you are capable and will meet up with instruction of a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business. I need your strong assurance that you will never let me down. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total amount, 60% will be for me.


I will appreciate you’re immediately respond to my me:



Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Mohd Shukri Hussin.

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