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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: "Peer Ibramsha" <ibramshapeer2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pebramsha@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 05:22:48 -0500
Subject: Hello !

My name is Peer Ibramsha, Chief Risk Officer with a leading bank in Malaysia.  It was through personal endeavor that I found your contact. Nonetheless, during a routine audit check last year, I discovered an investment account that has been dormant for about fifteen years now. The account belongs to a deceased customer of ours with money totaling fifteen Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$15,800,000.00).
 
However, our investigation revealed that the investor, a foreign national died in 1999 which was the last time the account was last operated, and no next of kin to this estate has been found or has come forward all these years. But we are of the settled conviction that using our insider’s leverage, we can secure the funds in your account for us,  instead of allowing it pass as unclaimed funds into the coffers of the Government of Malaysia.

Because you share the same last name/surname with the said investor. This is why I crave your indulgence to participate and co-operate with me as I have relevant banking documents that will facilitate putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer the money to an account nominated by you. Besides, 20% of the total sum will become yours for your collaboration.

Further details of this transaction will be availed to you upon your affirmation and desire to participate. You can be rest assured that I'm on top of the situation and there won't be any risk whatsoever if you decide to come on board. Needless to say that utmost confidentiality is of vital importance if we are to successfully reap the immense benefits of this transaction.

Looking forward to your prompt response.

Yours truly,

Peer Ibramsha

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