419 scam: "Mr. Akbar Ibrahim" <akbar@u-archi.co.jp> Greetings From INDONESIA"Can You Be My Partner?

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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: "Mr. Akbar Ibrahim" <akbar@u-archi.co.jp>
Reply-To: akbarib244@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:58:11 +0800
Subject: Greetings From INDONESIA"Can You Be My Partner?

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Compliments of the season , I am Mr. Akbar Ibrahim, personal account
manager to a deceased Customer, Engr.James ........ He died with his
family without trace of any family member beneficiary and, no one coming
to claim his fund ($18.4M) deposited in our BANK NEGARA INDONESIA.

Mandate have then been given by the Bank management to present his
relative(s) and the search through notary register of his country
yielded no result. And having researched further, you bear same last
name with the deceased person Engr. James .......... so I consult to
present you to the Bank as his only relative and next of kin. We will
share the fixed deposited funds with the interest at the ratio of 50/50
which is 50% for you and 50% for me as soon as the Bank transfer the
fund to you.

When you have fully considered this consultation as feasible, send me
below info:

Full Name:
Full Address:
Telephone/ Cell Phone No:
Occupation:

Contact me for further details, terms and condition shall be clarified
upon your response.

I await your careful response.

Thanks
Mr. Akbar Ibrahim
Manager Remittance Department
Bank Negara Indonesia

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