419 scam: MA GUANG LU <mguanglu@bankofchina.com> BUSINESS OFFER (EARN 30% COMMISSION)

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "maguanglu256@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MA GUANG LU <mguanglu@bankofchina.com>
Reply-To: m_guang_lu021313@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:28:47 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS OFFER (EARN 30% COMMISSION)

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BANK OF CHINA
Address : No.448, West Heping Road,(Head Office)
SHIJIAZHUANG.CHINA
Zip/Postal code : 050072
Email :maguanglu256@qq.com

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. MA GUANG LU, I am a staff of Bank of China, Our late
client named Ghazi Musa Hassan made a fixed deposit amount of
$47,370,000, he did not declare any next of kin in any of his paper
work, I want you as a foreigner to stand as the beneficiary to
transfer this funds out of my bank into your account, after the
successful transfer, we shall share in the ratio of 40% for you and
70% for me. I want to assure you that all is well planned as we shall
do this inline with all legal and banking requirements.
All I need from you is your willingness, trust and confidentiality
so that we can work together to achieve success. Should you be
interested please send me the required information below.
1, Full names:
2, private phone number:
3, current resident:
4, Job/company own:
I will appreciate to hear from you.

Kind Regards,
Ma Guang Lu

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