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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: Azmi Farhad Ruhim <azmiruhim046@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:46:29 +0200
Subject: Reference:US$9.8Million

Hello My Dear,
My name is Mr Azmi, am 46 years old, am married with a daughter but my
wife is late. I work with MayBank2U in Malaysia Kuala lumpur plc and my
position in May-Bank is foreign remittance department, that is my post in
the May-Bank where i work.

I will like to confirm to you that am oblige to transact this business
with you. I Need your full assistance to stand as a beneficiary (Next of
Kin) to the sum of US$9.8 million united state dollars lying down unclaimed
in our bank, What really happened is that during the course of our auditing
last week, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in
the year 2010 and since 2011 nobody has operated on this account again.
After going through some old files in the records I discovered that the
owner of the account died without a [Heir/WILL] hence the money is floating
and if I do not remove this money out urgently it will be forfeited for
nothing that's the reason why am contacting and trusting in you as my real
blood brother so that we can claim out this said fund and share it between
yourself....Okay

For the business to be effected i will need the following information from
you.
Number .1.Your full name: .............
Number .2.Your full residential address: ............
Number .3.Your direct private telephone number:...............
Number .4.Your date of birth and:..................
Number .5.Your nationality:................
Number .6.your sex:..........................
Number .7.your occupation work:......................
Number .8.you private email address:.............

With all these information i will successfully inputs your name in the
necessary files and also insert your information into the bank central
computer as the next of kin to the late depositor and the sole beneficiary
of the unclaimed fund after the demise of the depositor. Note that your
utmost confidentiality as regards this transaction is required. You are to
keep it as a top secret and confidential matters for us to progress,
achieve our aims and finally for security reason I look forward to your
earliest reply to this issue or send reply or

Contact me directly on my private cell phone number: +60169722908 OR

Private Email: azmibinahmad.info46@gmail.com
Thanks.
Azmi Bin Ahmad

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