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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- maybank2u.transfer@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Telekom Malaysia Berhad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maybank2u.transfer@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 05:29:11 +0800
Subject: Assalamualaikum YBrs. Dr./Tuan/Puan
Telekom Malaysia Berhad
Level 51, North Wing, Menara TM,
Jalan Pantai Baru,
WP Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
Pihak Telekom Malaysia @Program Kemenangan yang telah diadakan pada 20 Mac di mana alamat email anda yang disertakan beraama Tiket Kemenangan nombor 2 - 4 - 16 - 37 - 89 - 40 -85 dengan siri nombor2268/02 telah memenangi loteri kategori hadiah kedua khas keluarga Telekom Malaysia.Untuk menuntut hadiah kemenangan ini anda dikehendaki menghubungi melalui email Bahagian Tuntutan untuk tujuan pemerosesan danpembayaran hadiah wang tunai kepada anda.
Di sepanjang program Khas Keluarga Telekom yang telah diadakan di Ibupejabat di Kuala Lumpur sejumlah Rm 270,000.00 (Ringgit Malaysia :Dua Ratus Tujoh Puloh Ribu) telah dianugerahkan kepada anda oleh TelekomMalaysia Berhad kepada anda dan keluarga anda sempena sambutsn 2023 ini.
Program ini turut dibiayai bersama oleh Toyota Malaysia dan Tenaga Nasional sebagai pakej istimewa Telekom 2023 dan anda perlu memahami bahawa email ini adalah 100% sah dan diiktiraf kerana program ini kebiasaannya diadakan sekali dalam masa lima tahun.
Sila hubungi agen MAYBANK untuk menuntut hadiah ini :
Maybank Pengarah Urusan
Pn.Ezrina Mahadzir
Nombor WhatsApp: 0163981769
E-mail: maybank2u.transfer@gmail.com
Untuk tujuan pemerosesan sila hubungi agen MAYBANK dengan
maklumat-maklumat
berikut :
1). Nama Penuh
2). Umur
3). Pekerjaan
4). Telefon
5). Negeri / Bandar
Perlu diingatkan bahawa hadiah akhir tahun Telekom Malaysia Berhad 2023 ini adalah diberikan khas kepada anda dan keluarga anda dan anda hendaklah membuat tunttan ini sebelum 30 April 2023.
Terima kasih.
Puan Sawiah Binti Abdul Rahman
Pengurus Eksekutif
Anugerah Telekom Malaysia
Ibupejabat telekom Malaysia
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