419 scam: "ALLIANCE BANK BERHAD"<alliancebkberhad@att.net> Very urgent reply needed.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "ALLIANCE BANK BERHAD" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alliancebk2010@hotmail.my>
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 06:18:21 -0800
Subject: Very urgent reply needed.

Head Office
3rd.Floor, Menara Multi-Purpose, Capital Square
8, Jalan Munshi Abdullah
50100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Attention: Beneficiary,

Alliance Bank Berhad (ABM) wish to inform you that your overdue payment has been approved and ready to release to you through wire Transfer Department, but one Dr. Joseph Brown Kennedy, Sr. presented his banking details and address in favor of you to receive the sum of USD15.700.000.00, Before we can make any payment to him, did you authorize him to receive the fund on your behalf?, please quickly get back to us to enable us proceed with the transfer immediately.

His banking details and address is stated below for your acknowledgement:

Bank of America
Account Number: 04447-02176 (Since 1980)
Name of Acct: The Society for the Advancement of Global Education, Inc.
Swift Code: BOFAUS3N Wire Routing Number: 026009593
Beneficiary: S.A.G.E., Inc - President & CEO Dr. Joseph B. Kennedy, Sr.
Dr. Joseph Brown Kennedy, Sr.
4140 Oceanside Blvd.,
Ste. 159 Number 112,
Oceanside, CA 92056, USA
Tel/Fax: 760-806-4831 Personal Cell: 760-644-0977.

Information Needed from you.

YOUR FULL NAME
BANK NAME AND ADDRESS
BANK FULL DETAILS
CURRENT OCCUPATION
TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER.

Very urgent reply needed.

Secretary
Mrs Sera Arrisa
Director
Mr. Su Leng
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