419 scam: "CIMB Bank Head Office"<services@canterburyprepschool.com> YOUR PAYMENT RELEASE NOTIFICATION

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- cimbbankofficedirector@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CIMB Bank Head Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cimbbankofficedirector@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2015 19:22:24 -0400
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT RELEASE NOTIFICATION

CIMB Bank Malaysia Berhad (127776-V)
Head Office
338, Jalan Raja Laut
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Attention: Dear Customer

We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphic
Transfer through our CIMB Bank Malaysia Berhad, Najib Razak Prime Minister of Malaysia mandated immediate release of your fund. This fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraq discovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank has decided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and the American Government is in agreement with the
Swiss Bank to distribute the fund sum of USD$2.500.000.00 to 500 hundred
each people in & Asia in other to help improve their businesses. Your email
address was among the lucky winners.

Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because
this office cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of
funds or liable of any fund credited into an unknown account.

These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.

1. Your Full Bank Account Details
2. Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you
3. Your address of locations
4. Your full name

Finally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above
information to enable me use it to process your bill of payment. Your
quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all your response should
be directed through our alternative email address for the immediate
attention of the credit control department. Email: cimbbankofficedirector@gmail.com

Yours in Service,
Atan Yew Chye
Director, Credit / Telex Dept.CIMB Bank Malaysia Berhad
Email: cimbbankofficedirector@gmail.com

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