419 scam: "Andrew Malik"<hamalik@hotmail.com> Attn: Beneficiary.

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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:
- "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: "Andrew Malik" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hamalik@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:06:49 +0200
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary.

Attn: Beneficiary,

The Federal Government of Nigeria has decided to pay you through our Oil Reserve Consolidated offshore payment center due to some anomalies and discrepancies in most of our federal ministries,local banks,NNPC and the nations apex bank,Central Bank of Nigeria.

However,full scale and detailed investigation revealed that you have paid colosal amount of money to fraudulent individuals in time past and for that cogent reasons the Federal Government of Nigeria decided to solely handle the payment of your fund through our offshore Oil Reserve Consolidated offshore payment center Egypt for safety reasons.

For this singular payment purpose, you should send across your current receiving information details and your telephone and fax to enable us perfect the final payment of your fund into your norminated bank account.You should as well include the contract payment informations which will help us facilitate the payment on your behalf.

Sorry for what you might have gone through in the hands of our past dubious governmental officials in time past. for your payment you should contact our offshore payment center in Egypt. for quick response call +20140431370.

Andrew Malik.
Payment Officer.

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