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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: Dr.Jabatan Menteri <drjabatanzzz15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drjabatan2006w@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 23:24:48 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS.


LEVEL 23, MENARA DION,
27 JALAN SULTAN ISMAIL,
50250 KUALA LUMPUR.

{URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL}
RE: TRANSFER OF ($ 26,000.000.00 USD}
{TWENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS)
................................................................

Dear Friend,

Good day and the best of luck, Wish to inform you that We want to transfer to overseas account($26,000.000.00 USD) Twenty six million United States Dollars) from Bank Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I want to ask you, If you are not capable to quietly look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable and fit to provide either an existing bank account or to set up a new Bank a/c immediately to receive this money, even an empty a/c can serve to receive this money, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end for this important business trusting in you and believing in God that you will never let me down either now or in the future.

The owner of this fund is LATE PRESIDENT COLONEL MUAMMAR AL-GADDAFI the formaer Lybian leader who died on October 20, 2011 as a result of war in Lybia.I am Dr.Jabatan P Menteri.I am working in MAY BANK OF MALAYSIA,AS AUDITOR GENERAL.LATE PRESIDENT COLONEL MUAMMAR AL-GADDAFI held this account with may bank of Malaysia when he was alive.During that time I as the auditor general I am the person who know he is the owner of the account I was helping him as his insider in the bank protecting him from any intorogation that may come from the government of Malaysia or any other government that may come up with any question.The deceased handed over everything about the money he deposited in our bank over to me because my position and hospitality which I have shown him.

i am including this link for you to see the news Lybian new government have seize assets of the late leader in intaly the asset what of 1.46 billion euros
( http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/29/libya-gadaffi-italy-idUSL6E8ETBPE20120329 )

Now the government of Lybia is treating the family of the LATE PRESIDENT COLONEL MUAMMAR AL-GADDAFI seizing their investment all over the worl.regarding to this account he held with may bank Malaysia I am the only person that know about this. I want to transfer this fund abroad for investment since no one know about it.I can not do it alone as an insider in the bank.I want to know if you have the facility to receive this fund.

I am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down in this business, you are the first and the only person that I am contacting for this business, so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently. I need your strong assurance that you will never let us down, me and a key bank official who is deeply involved with me in this business.

I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law The bank official will destroy all documents of the transaction immediately you receive this money leaving no trace to any place. I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 35% of the total amount,60% will be for me while the remaining 5% will be for the expenses.

I look forward to hear from you.

Regards,

Dr. Jabatan P Menteri
Auditor General
Cell no: +60123426187

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