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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: Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation =?iso-8859-9?Q?Award=A9_2011?= <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: mrsjoancole01@luckymail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 02:46:21 +0200 (EET)
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM/ $2.5Million Dollars BENEFICIARIES.

Greetings to you,

SCAMMED VICTIM/ $2.5Million Dollars BENEFICIARIES.
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: ECB/06654 $2.5Million Dollars.

On behalf of the Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation Award,wishes
to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery
international program by the Malaysian lotto Board held this Month,notify
you as a beneficiary of $2.5Million Dollars in compensation of scam
victims. This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the
Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation Award in World Bank to pay 150
victims of scam $2.5Million Dollars each. You are listed and approved
for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount.

This Award was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communities where they have operational base in all
countries of
Asia.Afghanistan,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Bhutan,Brunei,Burma,(Myanmar),
Cambodia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong,

Do contact MAY BANK INTERNATIONAL BANK,MAY BANK for verification and
release of your $2.5Million Dollars that we have deposited with the
MAY BANK MALAYSIA.The account log on will be presented to you by the
bank in order to access the funds before releasing into your nominated
bank account.You will transfer the funds into your nominated account
on-line as the MAY BANK MALAYSIA will provide the necessary information
to you. Please if you are willing to accept the funds, do contact the
Managing.

Director of the MAY BANK MALAYSIA, with the following details:
You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the bank.
[1] Full Names:________________
[2] Contact address______________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No: ___________________
|4| Occupation : ____________________________

Managing Director of the MAY BANK MALAYSIA
Private Email:mrsjoancole01@luckymail.com

Yours Faithfully,
Name: Mr Garry Admas
Coordinator
Malaysian National Sweeptakes Compensation Award© 2011


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