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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: "Prudential Assurance Bank"<assurance@prudential-my.us>
Date: 11 Jan 2018 19:40:28 -0800
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary


Prudential Assurance Bank
Malaysia Berhad
Admin Department (PABMB).
Ground Floor, Menara Prudential
No.10, Jalan Sultan Ismail
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
TelFax: +60-3712 7617, Tel: +60-168690773
Email: remit@prudential-my.us



Attention: Beneficiary ,

Date: 4/1/2017

Re:SCB/ Payment of USD$3,500,000.00 /Ref 797562,

This is to inform you that we have just received credit advise
and other inter-bank bureaucratic protocols from United Nation
(UN)
to remit the sum of USD$3,500,000.00 via our online/telephone
banking payment facility .We have been duly informed by united
nation to immediately remit the payment to your Nominated Bank
Account .

Furthermore ,be duly informed that the aforesaid amount is
currently in a suspense account awaiting your new account setup
and activation with us . Note upon completing the account setup
and activation we will immediately credit the sum of
USD$3,500,000.00 into the new online account and we will
immediately send you details to login and access your funds via
our telephone banking facility and online for further transfer
directly to your nominated bank account in any part of the world
today.

However,we have attached herein online account set up form for
you to complete immediately and return back with the
Normalization Processing,Activation, And Initial deposit charges
.Upon receipt of the completed account setup form we shall
immediately setup another offshore online account and credit the
account with the above mentioned sum within 24hrs,note if we
receive the completed form from you today we shall have all the
process completed within 48hours and will furnish you with
details to access your funds via our telephone banking/online
facility and access your balance and make transfer to any
designated bank account of your choice in the world after the new
account activation.Note activation charges applies but refundable
and can not be deducted from the USD$3,500,000.00.

Finally,please ensure to attach along a copy of any form of your
identification when returning the form thus drivers license OR
international passport. Note we are currently operating 24/7 on
our offshore banking department by calling +18729851871 OR +44-
7547330019 and will be able to assist you anytime to enable your
transaction to be completed within 48hours .Note any name
presented on the account application form is the name account
will be setup under ,if you may wish the account setup in your
company name please add company name and your names in bracket.Be
informed that all activation process and cost is
totally refundable and account holder is charged with activation
responsibility before transfers can be initiated from the new
account .Your most urgent response is highly anticipated on the
subject matter

Dr.Jason Peter Chan .
Group Finance Director Prudential Bank
General switchborad Tel: +60168690773
Email: remit@prudential-my.us

FOR PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE BANK
CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE FUNDS
CC: BOARD O F DIRECTORS [RESERVE BANK NEGARA ]

Cc...Ministry of justice Cc.......Representing attorney Barr John
Allen Cc...accounts department BANK NEGARA

CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE:
=============================================================
The Information contained and transmitted by this E-MAIL is
proprietary to Prudential Bank and/or its Customer and is
intended for use only by the individual or entity to which it is
addressed, and may contain information that is privileged,
confidential or exempt from a disclosure under applicable law. If
this is a forwarded message, the content of this E-MAIL may not
have been sent with the authority of the Bank. Prudential Bank
shall not be liable for any mails sent without due authorization
or through unauthorized access.If you are not the intended
recipient, an agent of the intended recipient or a person
responsible for delivering the information to the named
recipient, you are notified that any use, distribution,
transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of this
information in any way or in any manner is strictly prohibited.
If you have received this communication in error, please delete
this mail and notify us immediately.

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