419 scam: "DR, MALIK RAHMAN" <drrahmanmalik12@gmail.com> RE: LETTER OF INQUIRY ON CONTRACT PAYMENT.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045794156 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- maybanc@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR, MALIK RAHMAN" <drrahmanmalik12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <dr323mlikrahmancbn@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 12:25:33 +0000
Subject: RE: LETTER OF INQUIRY ON CONTRACT PAYMENT.

CITIBANK, UK
FROM DIRECTOR OF REMITTANCE
International Banking
ADDRESS : Cabot Place East, Canary Wharf, London,
LONDON,UK
TELL : +447045794156

Attn: Sir,

I want to let you know that MRS MARIA T EL-ZEIN bank account has been
closed down and her bank haspromised to return your funds $10.1m that we
transferred to her account back to us in Citibank and very soon the police
will get her arrested for forgery,fraud and for impersonating as your NEXT
OF KIN.

we write you this mail in order to keep you informed on the issues relating
to financial regulatory board of London just released guideline for
financial transactions leaving the country.
In a just released guideline for 2014, it was outlined that all financial
transactions involving the transfer of huge sums of funds leaving the
country, must attract some percentage as home land tax on the fund as well
as 0.01% documentation tax.

It is because of this huge sum of tax PAYMENT by the British government
that has informed our desire to see that we transfer your funds through our
corresponding bank MAY BANK of Malaysia which the country is tax free.

Please be informed that this is in your own interest
as we will not want you to pass through such tax regime in getting your
fund and hence the need to use the MAY BANK MALAYSIA.

Meanwhile, Your funds has finally been approved for payment by THE CENTRAL
BANK OF MALAYSIA AND CITIBANK,UK and an instruction has been giving to
GRADE (A) COMMERCIAL BANK, MAY BANK OF MALAYSIA to do so.Meanwhile,Your
payment instrument regarding your overdue sum of US$10.1m has been
dispatched in your name as the beneficiary of the approved sum due to be
cleared by the MAY BANK of Malaysia as a result of pending security issues
before You will be given access to operate a non residential account with
Malaysia.

You are hereby advice to contact the Director, Foreign Department in
Maybank Malaysia through this contact information below:

Bank name:May Bank Malaysia
Address:44th Floor, Menara Maybank,
100 Jalan Tun Perak, Kuala Lumpur 50050
Email: maybank@mayb.accountbnk.com
EMail: maybanc@sify.com
Tel/Fax: +60102593995
Contact Person: Mrs.Aisha Ahmed

Please, make sure that you call or Send Email to Mrs.Aisha Ahmed the
director foreign payment department of the MAY BANK of Malaysia as soon as
you receive this massage today and get back to me after your discussion
with her for further advice.

I have advice my second in the office to call you today and his name is Mr
Williams Van. Do update me as soon as you hear from him today and don`t
forget to contact Mrs Aisha Ahmed for your payment of $10.1m.

I look forward for your prompt response soonest.

Yours Faithfully,
DR, MALIK RAHMAN
[EUROPEAN FINANCE DIRECTOR]
CITIBANK,UK

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