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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. Cheng Hoon Beh" <edwinaja539@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmoffice417@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 02:11:13 -0700
Subject: Awaiting your quick response.

Our Ref: BNM-2023/3673893ATM-014

Dear Sir,

SUB: ACCRUED INTEREST FUND VALUED US$6.8MILLION

Following the recent approval received on your behalf through our
Bank, The bank Negara Malaysia

Be inform that the sum of US$6.8million (Six Million Eight Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars only) has accrued as interest on your
total sum that was deposited with our bank by the EUROPEAN CENTRAL
BANK, before the principal sum was withdrawn by the order of the WORLD
BANK

You are therefore advised to contact our foreign Transfer Division of
this Bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, through the of Director Foreign
Operations J. Chew Cheng Lian, contact him immediately on his direct
Tel: Phone/WhatsApp: +60 11 36517638 for further directives on
remittance/issuance of your ATM card

Meanwhile, note that it will be imperative to forward your details for
payment in order to avoid wrong remittance. We would appreciate your
urgent response concerning the aforementioned interest fund, to enable
this bank effect remittance within the scheduled (24) hrs

Waiting to anticipate your urgent reply

Yours truly

Mr. Cheng Hoon Beh
Risk Management, Bank Negara Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Reply to: E-mail: atmoffice417@gmail.com

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