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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: Ms Ria Chains <vvijaygottumukkala@gmail.com>
Reply-To: riachains101@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:59:47 +1200
Subject: TT Wire Instructions

Dear Sir/Ma ,

Attached is the Remittance information your customer instructed to be
carried out on your Account.

Kindly cross check it to know if your Bank information and the amount
is correct we'll
await your reply

Remittance Services Division,

Bank AL Habib Limited.

Ms Ria Chains, CFPIM,CSCP
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Reader, please Click Here [1] . This email and files transmitted with
it are confidential and intended solely for the entity to which they
are addressed. If you have received this email by mistake, please
notify by sending an email to info@bankalhabib.com. This
e-mail has been scanned for viruses. However, we advice the recipient
to check this email and any attachments for viruses. We accept no
liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this
email.az

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Confidentiality Notice:


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Disclaimer:-
This email and any attachments to it (the"Communication") is
confidential and is for the use only of the intended
recipient. The Communication may contain copyright material of Bank AL
Habib Limited 111-014-014 (Call Centre). If you are not the intended
recipient of the Communication, please notify the sender immediately
by
return email, delete the Communication, and do not read, copy, print,
retransmit, store or act in reliance on the Communication. Any views
expressed in the Communication are those of the individual sender
only,unless expressly stated to be those of Bank AL Habib. Bank AL
Habib does not guarantee the integrity of the Communication, or that
it is free from errors, viruses or interference.

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