419 scam: "DR KAMAL KALAU"<drkamalkalau0@yandex.com> FROM BANK OF MALAYSIA,///

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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:
- "your payment is being processed" (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)
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "kamalkalauuuuu@yandex.com" (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: "DR KAMAL KALAU"<drkamalkalau0@yandex.com>
Reply-To: kalaukamallll112@yandex.com
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:29:29 -0800
Subject: FROM BANK OF MALAYSIA,///

Dear Partner, Please let all your response be on my personal email address =
below. kamalkalauuuuu@yandex.com From the records of outstanding foreign pa=
yments due for release with banks in MALAYSIA,your name and contact was dis=
covered as next on the list of the outstanding foreigners'payment which are=
still hanging on and who have not yet received their payments. I wish to i=
nform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you =
as soon as you reconfirm your payment details so that we can authenticate t=
he claim legally. Also note that from our record the Federal Government of =
MALAYSIA has only maped out the sum of US$6,700,000.00 Six million, seven h=
undred thousand united states Dollars) to be released to you for now, after=
which the remaining part of your claims will be released to you. Kindly re=
-confirm to us the followings 1.YOUR FULL NAME 2.YOUR FULL HOME ADDRESS 3.Y=
OUR OCCUPATION 4.YOUR AGE 5.YOUR PERSONAL AND DIRECT CELL/PHONE AND FAX NUM=
BERS 6.COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVER LIENSES In receipt of =
the above information, your payment will be approved and paid to you by wir=
ed to your nominated bank account. Yours truly, DR KAMAL KALAU Please let a=
ll your response be on my personal email address below. kamalkalauuuuu@yand=
ex.com=20

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