419 scam: "Dr. Sanjay Malhotra"<sanjaymalhotra1982@jcom.home.ne.jp> Business Proposal

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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:
- "to 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Sanjay Malhotra" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sanjaymalhotra1982@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 08:47:33 -0700
Subject: Business Proposal

Hello,

I need a trustworthy and honest person to introduce this transfer project. My name is Mr. Dr. Sanjay Malhotra. I am the Chief Risk Officer at Emirates NBD Bank

I am writing to request your help in the noble transfer of US$5.500.000.00. This fund is the excess of what my branch, in which I am the manager, made as profit during the last year. I have already submitted an approved end-of-year report for the year 2023 to my head office here in Dubai, and they will never know of this excess. I have since then placed this amount of US$5.500.000.00 (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) on an ESCROW ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money, so I would like to ask for your help to get this money into your bank account. I intend to part 50% of this fund to you while 50% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there is practically no risk involved in this. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. Could you please stand as the original depositor of this fund?

Sincerely,
Dr. Sanjay Malhotra
Chief Risk Officer at Emirates NBD Bank.

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