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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. Gary Emperor" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iftodepmnt@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 07:56:12 -0800
Subject: FROM: CIMB BANK OF MALAYSIA PLC.

FROM: CIMB BANK OF MALAYSIA PLC.

Notification Of Your Fund

Dear Sir/Madam,

This email is to notify you about the release of your outstanding payment: only US$6.3million is considered and cleared for immediate payment to you.

Note: You don't need to follow anymore instruction from any office, banks, courier companies, diplomatic agent again, because all foreign payment has been rescheduled to be paid through the CIMB BANK OF MALAYSIA for 2012, although many unpaid beneficiaries are yet to be notify about this new development for 2012, but gradually everybody would be notified and get paid with immediate effect, you are receiving this email now because you are the next beneficiary to be paid on our list.

The Barclay's Bank Of London was the former elected bank to be paying out all outstanding foreign payment, and ever since 2001 to 2011, Five Billion United States Dollar has been missing in the bank, this funds are meant to be paid to all unpaid beneficiaries, but the corrupt officials in the bank took over this funds to them selves, and submitted a transfer execution letter to the Federal Government Office in order to proof that they have transferred all the funds to the listed beneficiaries to be paid individually, but after some little investigation by the Interpol, we found out that the funds was not paid out to the listed beneficiaries but paid into the person bank account of the bank officials elected to distribute the funds to all the listed beneficiaries.

Right now, all this officials are facing a trial in the Federal Supreme Court, meanwhile a new arrangement has been made to settle all outstanding foreign payment for 2012, this email is to notify you that you must not deal with anyone again but this bank alone, because all old payment method has been cancelled, we are now the new elected bank to handle all outstanding foreign payment, your funds is US$6.3million United States Dollar only and is right now in our Domiciliary Account pending for release to you.

You are advised to furnish us with your details required below.
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Full name:
Home Address:
Home Telephone Number: Office Telephone Number: Cell Phone Number:
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Upon the receipt of your response with the details required above, we will quickly get back to you with the instructions and information needed to claim your funds from our Domiciliary Account to your local bank account in your country. Respond to this e-mail ( iftodepmnt@yahoo.cn ) with your details required above.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Gary Emperor
Cimb Bank Plc. Funds Transfer Service Dept.


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