419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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:
- "good day friend" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- adiputera96@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Adi putera <mr.markmorgan33@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adiputera96@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 09:01:01 +0100
Subject: From The Desk of Mr. Adi putera, Branch Manager standard chartered
bank Malaysia

>From The Desk of Mr. Adi putera, Branch Manager standard chartered
bank Malaysia, 16th Floor, Menara Standard Chartered, 30 Jalan Sultan
Ismail, 50250, Kuala Lumpur.

Good day Friend,

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable
business proposal, I got your e-mail address in Internet while
browsing after I decided to contact you and ask for your assistance in
this urgent matter, requiring trust and confidentiality. I am Mr. Adi
putera, Branch Manager standard chartered bank Malaysia, 16th Floor,
Menara Standard Chartered, 30 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250, (KUALA
LUMPUR ), Married with Five children.

I am writing this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to
carry out this business opportunity in my department, On June 6, 1999,
an America Oil consultant/contractor with Petroleum Corporation, Mr.
Edmund Miller Sr, made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve
calendar months, Valued at US$52,000,000.00 (Fifty two Million United
State Dollars in my branch upon maturity.

I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no
reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, the Petroleum Corporation that Mr. Edmund
Miller Sr, died in the plane crash On October 31, 1999, (an Egyptian
Boeing 767 Flight 990) with other passengers on board as you can
confirm it yourself via the WEBSITE below for verification (BBC WORLD
NEWS. WEBSITE)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

Most asttorning of my discovery was that, all records bear no next of
kin, meaning no member of Mr. Edmund Miller Sr, family knows about the
deposit therefore, no member of his family will ever come forward to
claim the money, In order for the bank not to transfer the said sum of
Fifty two Million United State Dollars ($52,000,000.00) as unclaimed
funds to the emirates treasury account, the above stated funds most be
claimed immediately by somebody standing in as late Mr. Edmund Miller
Sr.

Next of Kin, because According to (MALAYSIAN), at the expiration of
(17) Sixteen years; the money will revert to the ownership of the
(MALAYSIAN) Government if nobody applies to claim the fund, This
revelation is only known to me because I was his personal account
officer before I was posted to become the branch manager, now I seek
your collaboration to act as next of kin to late Mr. Edmund Miller Sr,
to claim the funds and move them into useful investments.

We shall split the cash between our self upon the confirmation of the
money into your account, I am ready to offer you 35% of the total fund
and 60% for me while 5% will be set aside for any expenses might occur
during the transaction. Please note that by the virtue of my position
in the bank, I have worked out the perfect modality as well as I shall
provide the relevant information's and documents for the successful
claim and transfer of the funds in the account that will be provided
by you. I cannot stand in the forefront of this transaction because I
work with the bank, that is why I have come to you, for assistance be
rest assured that this project involve no risk to you, upon the
receipt of your acceptance mail me, I will like you to provide me with
the following details, to my private email address:
adiputera96@gmail.com

(1) Your Valid Direct Tel/ Mobile/Fax Number.
(2) Your Full Name:
(3) Current Resident Address.
(4) Your Private E-mail Box.
(5) Your Occupation:
(6) Your Age and Sex:
(7) Your Nationality:

Then I shall furnish you with due process of concluding this
transaction without any delay. Please discard this message if you are
not interested. One Passionate appeal I will make to you is not to
discuss this matter with anybody, if you have any reasons to reject
this offer, please and please destroy this message as any Leakage of
this information will be too bad for me at my work place, as the
Branch Manager standard chartered bank Malaysia.

Thanks for your kind Understanding.

Mr. Adi putera
Branch Manager standard chartered bank Malaysia, 16th Floor, Menara
Standard Chartered, 30 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250, (KUALA LUMPUR )

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