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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Abdul Kabir <abdulk@gmx.us>
Reply-To: kabirabdul13@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:45:19 +0000
Subject: ***SPAM*** MALAYSIA AIRCRASH 17/6/2014



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AIRCRASH IN UKRAIN

MY NAME IS ABDUL KABIR, A STAFF OF MAYBANK HERE IN MALAYSIA. I AM THE
ACCOUNT OFFICER TO LATE MRS. BAAY JOYCE FROM NETHERLANDS, WHO WAS
INVOLVED IN THE MALAYSIAN AIRCRASH IN UKRAIN ON THE 17TH JULY, 2014.
AM CONTACTING YOU IF ONLY YOU ARE INTERESTED TO PRESENT YOU AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE LATE WOMAN SO THAT WE CLAIM THE USUS$3.8M (RM12,
022.63 - MALAYSIAN RINGGIT - MYR). GET BACK TO ME FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE IF THE MONEY IS UNCLAIMED, IT
WILL BE RETURN TO THE GOVERNMENT TREASURY.

http://ahmadalikarim.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/malaysia-airlines-official-manifest-of-mh17-cabin-crew-and-passenger/


ABDUL KABIR


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