419 scam: "Mrs.Esther Abd Manaf" <estherabdmanaf1999@gmail.com> Waiting for your urgent reply,

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Esther Abd Manaf" <estherabdmanaf1999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: corporatebankingteammaybank@mail-central.com
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 00:06:27 +0100
Subject: Waiting for your urgent reply,

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Please forgive me if my request is not acceptable by your kind person, I
got your email contact from Google peoples search.

I am Mrs. Esther Abd Manaf, Working at MAYBANK (Malaysia) as the
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of May bank. During our
last year banking Audits we discovered an abandoned account belongs to our
deceased customer late Mr. Tambi Jiee who died along with his entire family
in the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash.

You can read more:
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-airlines-mh17-crash-family-of-6-from-kuching-perish-on-board-0

I am writing to request your assistance in transferring the sum of $14.5
Million (Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into
your account for public benefit as follows;

(1) Establish An Orphanage Home To Help The Orphanage's Children.

(2) Building A Nursing Home For Poor Widows and Elderly People Need Care &
Meal Support.

(3) Invest into Real Estate for supporting the above projects.

Meanwhile, I want you to understand that before I contacted you I had done
a personal investigation in locating any of Late Mr. Tambi Jiee's relatives
who knew about the account, but I came out unsuccessful. I also want you to
understand that I have made every necessary arrangement with my colleagues
in transferring the fund through ONLINE BANKING Transfer into your
nominated bank account without any problem or trouble in the future.

I am willing to offer you 40% from the total fund for your support and
assistant in transferring the fund into your account. More detailed
information will be forwarded to you to break down, explaining
comprehensively what is required of you.

Waiting for your urgent reply,

Best regards
Mrs. Esther Abd Manaf.

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