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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: "Jamil Bin Abdul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamil.abdusallah@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 05:26:06 +0100
Subject: Business proposal

Greetings,
>From the head of Foreign Operation Department in a financial institution here in Malaysia.
I am contacting you regarding an investment business proposal that will be of an immense benefit for both of us.

In my department, was an abandoned sum of $15.6 Million US dollars in an account that belongs to one of our late foreign customer Mr. Robert Lawton, an Australian businessman and who was one of the victim of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) which crashed in the south of the Indian Ocean on March 8, 2014 on the way from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport killing all on board including his wife Mrs. Lawton Catherine. Mr. Robert Lawton and Mrs. Lawton Catherine are number 64/65 on the list; see the link below manifest of the flight:

http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303369904579427230127866184

Since their death, our bank has been waiting for the next of kin to come for the claim of their money and goods valued the sum of $15.6 Million US Dollars. But nobody has done so, I personally have failed in the search for her relatives, I seek your consent to present you to the bank as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15.6 Million US Dollars can be paid to you as a foreign business partner to the deceased which will be share between us at a % of 40/40 whereas 20% should go for other miscellaneous expenses.

If you are interested reply me back so I can tell you more details on how we can proceed further.

Best regards,
Mr Jamil Bin Abdul

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