419 scam: "Mr. Alister Maitland"<alistermaitland@yahoo.com> Re: Your Partnership is Urgently 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mrmaitland@yahoo.com.my (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Alister Maitland" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maitlandrichard@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 01:22:13 +0800
Subject: Re: Your Partnership is Urgently Needed!!

Malayan Banking Berhad
14th Floor, Menara Maybank
100, Jalan Tun Perak
50050 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.

Dear Friend:

Re: My Request for Your Joint Partnership

I have a very important request that make me to contact you; I am Mr. Alister Maitland. I have a very important request that make me to contact you, I work as the chief auditor, Malayan Banking Berhad (MAYBANK), Malaysia. I decided to confide in you directly and solicit for your assistance and Guidelines in making a business investment and wire transfer the sum of $24.8M USD (Twenty Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) into your country within the Next few days. The fund is clean and legitimate. All conformable legal documents to back this payment in your name genuinely will be made available prior to your acceptance to this proposal. This tra nsaction is 100% risk free. You have nothing to worry about it.

Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed by any foreigner who have the complete details of the said fund without any hitches. After conclusion of transaction, Our sharing ratio will be 50% for me and 50% for you equally. But at This moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this profitable Business Investment until I get your positive response by reply email. I guarantee you again that there is no risk involved in this transaction. If you are interested, send your email response and your direct mobile Telephone number through my private email ( mrmaitland@yahoo.com.my ) so we could discuss more on phone as regards to this transaction for further details to be given to you. I wish for your utmost confidentiality in handling this transaction

Note: I will split the transfer in two 2 installments for easy and smooth wire transfer of the funds to your bank, without problems from any authorities. Firstly, the sum of $20,000,000.00 will transfer to any valid bank account which you will provide from your end, then upon a successful transfer without any disappointment or betray from our side; I will then fly to meet you in your home destination for sharing, thereafter we will jointly transfer the remaining balance of $4,800,000.00. I will also like us to invest jointly with you as co-directors, some part of my own share from the money in your country.

View the web link for details: http://www.maybank.com.my/corporate-profile/board-directors

Thank you for your kind understanding and good cooperation with me.

Best Regards
Mr. Alister Maitland.
chief auditor and remuneration director
Malayan Banking Berhad (MAYBANK), Malaysia.

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