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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "The Department of Homeland Security" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <homeland_secuirty_dept@usa.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:00:38 +0800
Subject: (DHS)...Re. The Department of Homeland Security...(CIMB)

The Department of Homeland Security.
The Homeland Security Washington, DC
S Nebraska Avenue Complex United
State of America (USA).

The Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect the United States against terrorist activity. Governmental agency works to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage from The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the United States federal government with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters and Cyber Security Division. The Department of Homeland Security works in the civilian sphere to protect the United States within, and outside its borders. Our stated goal is to, prevent, and respond to domestic emergencies, which this occurrence has shown to us, that your case has been filed on and we are ready to help you out as a USA citizen and citizen of other countries all around the world.

The division is home to US-CERT operations and the National Cyber Alert System. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate helps government and private end-users transition to new cyber-security capabilities, such as to detect fraud and to know whom in contact with is real of fake. Which also identifies and prioritizes research on each contact being gotten from our cyber- findings all over the world especially the USA citizens? Research and development for NCSD the centre works on the Internet's routing infrastructure to identity theft and other online criminal activity (ITTC), Internet traffic and networks. With the help of the National Cyber security and Communications Integration Centre, we urge you to STOP every other further communication with bank, organisation and personal bodies and await our security alert in other to protect you. The homeland security investigated through our research and found out that the only authorized bank you are allowed to deal with for your
claims amounting to the total sum

Note: further information was confirmed to us, that a lot of impersonators and people have come for your claims and We were made to understand that a man with name Mr. Kwang Myong Park from Hong Kong contacted the bank "Commerce International Merchant Bankers" (CIMB BANK MALAYSIA) and presented to them documents alleged to have been signed personally by you prior to the release of your contract fund valued at (Thirty One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). We want to know if you have authorized (Mr Kwang Myong Park) to have your claims without your notice. Please be advised to stop every further communication with any organization or bank that those not provide to you this security code system (IMWG00122MY) for your transfer safety. Kindly provide to the bank "Commerce International Merchant Bankers" (CIMB BANK MALAYSIA) your FULL NAME, HOME ADDRESS, OCCUPATION, OPTION OF TRANSFER EITHER BY ATM OR BANK WIRE SYSTEM OR THROUGH DEPLOMATIC, BANK INFORMATION OR A
TM DELIVERY INFORMATION AND PHONE

NAME: TAN SRI DATO' MD NOR YUSOF ("Commerce International Merchant Bankers" (CIMB BANK MALAYSIA) CHAIRMAN)
.
Email: cimbmalaysia-dept@accountant.com
Phone: 0060104293075

With the help of the National Cyber security and Communications Integration Centre we will guide you through the process of claiming and receiving your funds with the bank as we direct your proper. Update us immediately you contact the bank in other to follow through your transfer processing.

Director and head
Janet Napolitano.
The Homeland Security Washington,
DC s Nebraska Avenue Complex

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