419 scam: "Haikel Ismail" <care@tmb.com.my> DEAR PENDING TM CUSTOMER ,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mbfundsonline@outlook.my" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Haikel Ismail" <care@tmb.com.my>
Reply-To: mbfundsonline@outlook.my
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 16:55:00 +0800
Subject: DEAR PENDING TM CUSTOMER ,

TELEKOM MALAYSIA BERHAD (TM)
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.

This is to inform you that your funds RM 270,000.00 is still much available with
Maybank Berhad for transfer and they are seriously waiting for you to contact them in
other for your funds to be quickly credited to your personal bank account and as you
must know proper instruction has been given to them to ensure that once you contact
them and provide their requirement within an hour time your funds will be credited to
your bank account.

All you need to do is to contact Maybank Berhad with the details below;

Contact Remittance: Malayan Banking Berhad
Office Email: mbfundsonline@outlook.my
Nombor WhatsApp: +60176106813 Whatsapp.

Make sure you also provide this information below while contacting Maybank Berhad in
order to make sure the crediting process goes through successfully in order for you to
receive your funds.

1. Name of Account Holder:
2. Bank Account Number:
3. Personal Phone Number:
4. Name of Bank:

With this information required i assure you deeply from the desk of Telekom Malaysia
Berhad your funds will be credited successfully to your bank account and be rest assure
that while contacting Maybank Berhad the amount you are to pay to them only is RM 700
and nothing more than this fee because this amount contains Security Keeping Fee,
Crediting Fee and all other hidden payment in total you are to provide to Maybank
Berhad is RM 700 only.

Telekom Malaysia Berhad would like to apologies if any mistake or wrong has been taking
place in the past regarding your funds transfer and we want to assure you that this
time while crediting your funds to your bank account there will be no mistake and only
the amount of RM 700 is needed to complete everything.

Kindly update us as soon as you have contacted them and always update us about the
transaction while dealing with Maybank Berhad .

Thanks for your time and understanding,

Regards,

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