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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: "Pn Siti Fatimah Binti Khalid" <help@tm.com.my>
Reply-To: credit.bnm.my@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 12:25:23 +0800
Subject: Hadiah Ramadhan & Aidilfitri ,
Telekom Malaysia Berhad
Menara TM,
Jalan Pantai Baharu
50672 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.
Assalamualaikum.
Saya Datuk Zalekha Hassan dari Telekom Malaysia Berhad mengenai Hadiah Bonus istimewa
anda Dana RM 270,000 yang perlu dikreditkan ke akaun bank anda serta-merta dan untuk
makluman anda untuk hubungi pegawai Bank Negara Malaysia nanti anda dana Nor Shamsiah
Mohd Yunus kerana beliau akan memberi arahan tentang bagaimana untuk mendapat dana anda
dalam akaun bank anda tanpa berlengah-lengah.
Apa yang anda perlukan untuk menyediakan lain-lain untuk menerima anda dana dalam akaun
bank anda adalah RM 700 dan juga anda perlu menyediakan perkara-perkara berikut
maklumat semasa menghubungi pegawai Bank Negara Malaysia Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus jadi
dia boleh mengkreditkan akaun bank anda dalam masa 30 minit selepas pengesahan
pembayaran anda.
Nama akaun:
Nama Bank:
Nombor akaun:
Nombor telefon:
Sila berikan maklumat dan hubungan Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus di nombor whatsapp https://
wa.me/+60176106813
Terima kasih kerana memahami dan dapat memberi jaminan kepada seluruh itu dengan serta-
merta anda menghubunginya hala tuju Bagaimana untuk menerima kehendak dana anda akan
memberi kepada anda dan pastikan anda bekerjasama dengan dia jadi yang anda akan
menerima wang anda tanpa kelewatan.
Salam mesra,
DATUK ZALEKHA HASSAN
Pengarah Eksekutif
Telekom Malaysia Berhad.
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