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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: "Mr. Sazali Bin Kamarudin." <admin@atms.com>
Reply-To: <fund-monitoring.dpt@minister.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:06:12 +0800
Subject: From Mr. Sazali Bin Kamarudin.

I am Mr. Kamil Bin Zailani and I work as the Director for the auditing
department of Bank Negara and also a member of the ASIA AND EUROPE
BANKERS ASSOCIATION. (ABA).
My office monitors and controls the affairs relating to fund transfers
within local and international banks and my office is the final
signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within
banks, both on the local and international levels in line with foreign
claim settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts, as efforts have been made to identify the
benefactors of this funds but to no avail and as such these accounts
have been identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and
over-invoiced sum etc. It is my duty to recommend the transfer of these
surplus funds to the Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as
unclaimed deposits.

With regards to contacting you, Among the accounts before me, you bear
the same Last name with the benefactor of a fixed deposit that has been
long overdue and records shows that no claim has been made on the
account for over 5years, we have made every attempt to contact the
depositor via the address on file and through the Embassy but all that
efforts were fruitless, based on the search efforts made I am required
to make a recommendation for the funds to be moved to the treasury and
once that is done no body can take or claim it anymore, but instead of
making the recommendation I seek your consent to present you as the Next
of Kin/ Beneficiary to the overdue Deposit totaled at the sum of
US$7,642,106 (Seven million Six Hundred and Forty-Two Thousand One
Hundred and Six United States Dollars).

Following my idea that we can have a deal/agreement, its important you
note that this will be conducted under a legal arrangement, Legal
documents will be secured to show/ prove you as the right
benefactor/Next of Kin and to prevent any problems that may arise from
the transfer, so you have nothing to worry about, we are 100% secure.

Upon completion, 45% of this money will be for you in respect to your
partnership and provision of a foreign account and 45% would be for me,
10% will be donated to any Charity organization of our chosen.

My Conditions:

1) This deal must be kept between you and I.
2) All correspondence will be strictly by email and telephone and other
secure communication device, for security purposes.
3)There should be no third party

If you Agree with my conditions, kindly indicate your interest and i
will advise you on what to do immediately to commence transfer without
delay.

I hope you don't reject this offer and have this fund transferred it
will be highly beneficial to the both of us.

Waiting for your reply soon.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr. Sazali Bin Kamarudin.
fund-monitoring.dpt@minister.com
Direct tel: +60103156197

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