419 scam: Office mail <upa@prasarana.com.my> Re:CONTACT JOHN MALVIN AT (johnmalvin8082@indamail.hu or call +1 631-295-4477)

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "economic and financial crimes commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Office mail <upa@prasarana.com.my>
Reply-To: <johnmalvin8082@indamail.hu>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 19:16:22 -0700
Subject: Re:CONTACT JOHN MALVIN AT (johnmalvin8082@indamail.hu or call +1 631-295-4477) FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND.

Attention Beneficiary,

We hereby inform you that the Scotland Yard Police, Interpol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI) United States of America, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria and all the African Crime fighter leaders have come together to stop scam/internet fraud in Nigeria and all round Africa. We have recovered over US$2.6 Billion Dollars from the people we have behind bars.

Our duty is to make sure we stop internet scam and money laundering. As for today we have put a lot of fraudsters in jail. We go all over Africa to pick this thieves/internet rats. We have over 8,273 of them in our jails round Africa and we are still looking for more. We are aware that a lot of foreigners out there have been deceived and lost their hard earn money to these fraudsters after promising them percentages in their letters/e-mails for their impending help to move funds out Africa including fake lottery winning notification and at the end of the day, they will collect thousands of dollars from you without a successful end.

We have received the express mandate and instructions of the president, federal republic of Nigeria together with the EFCC Nigeria, the Interpol and the FBI to commence the immediate release of your funds into your nominated account but we can not transfer this funds direct to your bank account,because we are having problem with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) so our method of payment is via Diplomatic Courier Service.So your diplomat just arrive with your consignment box worth One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State dollars at John.F.Kennedy International Airport New York USA.

Contact John Malvin now at (johnmalvin8082@indamail.hu) or call +1(631-295-4477) with your,

NAME......
HOME ADDRESS.....
VALID PHONE NUMBER.....
ALSO THE NAME OF THE AIRPORT CLOSE TO YOU.... also to give you more details on how to receive your fund.

PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOUR URGENT RESPOND WILL BE NEEDED FOR THIS DELIVERY TO BE COMPLETE AND TAKE NOTE:THAT YOU ARE WARNED TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION OR EMAIL WITH ANY OTHER PERSON OR OFFICE TO AVOID DELAY IN RECEIVING YOUR FUND.

Email: (johnmalvin8082@indamail.hu).
Tell +1(631-295-4477)

CONGRATULATIONS.
MR GODWIN EMEFIELE
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents is confidential, may be privileged, and is intended solely for the person and/or entity to whom it is addressed (i.e. those identified in the "To" and "cc" box). They are the property of PRASARANA MALAYSIA BERHAD and the groups of companies. Unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or copying of this communication, or any part thereof, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please return the e-mail and attachments to the sender and delete the e-mail and attachments and any copy from your system.

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