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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- 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.
- customerservicemaybnkofmalaysia@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- ampang, 50450 kuala lumpur email: customerservicemaybnkofmalaysia@accountant.com email: ss4781067@gmail.com www.maybank2u.com.my telex (Accountant; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: May bank Group Customer Care <ss4781067@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <ss2108515@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2016 23:36:54 -0700
Subject: Attention Next Of Kin / Contractor
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Attn Next Of Kin
We want to bring to your knowledge that your inheritance fund of 10.4
Million Dollars received from a security vault in Kenya west Africa in
your name has been secured in our vault and ready for immediate
transfer.
Get back to us urgent as we do not want to transfer this fund to the
wrong
person.
This fund is bonded and no one can touch it except the beneficiary.
Regards.
May bank Group Customer Care
(24 hours daily, including holidays)
Lot 1.01, Ampang Park Shopping,
Jalan Ampang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Email: customerservicemaybnkofmalaysia@accountant.com
Email: ss4781067@gmail.com
www.maybank2u.com.my
Telex No: MA 32853
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