419 scam: "Mrs. Rahina Azmi," <mrs.rahinaazmi3@myself.com> HELLO PLEASE......

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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:

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:
- ",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)
- "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rahina Azmi," <mrs.rahinaazmi3@myself.com>
Reply-To: mrs.rahinaazm3@myself.com
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:42:36 -0600
Subject: HELLO PLEASE......

CIMB GROUP OFFICE
ADDRESS: 945 JALAN PARRY
98000 MIRI SARAWAK MALAYSIA.

I am Mrs. Rahina Azmi, the head of International remittance department
CIMB BANK Malaysia; I am looking for a foreign person who will be
capable to receive fund of 29,000,000 00 from my bank, the fund
belong to my late customer. He was into road contractor Engr. I am
writing you to seek your consent to do this business with me. So I
can transfer this late customer fund to you as the relative. As the
accounting officer I have done all possible best to trace any of his
relative but i did not get a contact of any of them, now l wants you
to know this Deal has already been arranged,

but I need a foreigner who will be capable to receive the fund. Please
if you will be interested kindly update me immediately, so that I can
introduce you to my bank as the relative, as I will use my position in
the Bank to transfer the fund out to you, The late customer died with
his family in Tsunami in Thailand. I will send you the information of
the late customer that will enable you understand this Deal, as all
the legal documents to transfer the fund to you will be done in your
name. Once l transfer the fund to your account, and we will discourse
about the sharing of the total 29,000,000 00. This fund will be
transfer to you legally as l will use my position in my bank. I will
appreciate your immediate update....

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Rahina Azmi

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