419 scam: "Dr. Bobby S. Malabie" <196557yrs@gmail.com> Request Confirmation

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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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Bobby S. Malabie" <196557yrs@gmail.com>
Reply-To: biksaac@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 22:33:53 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Request Confirmation

I hope this will find you well.

It is my pleasure to ask if you could assist me receive $11.250M and we
will discuss what we both stand to benefit. The amount in question belongs
to my late client who has the same last name with you, He passed away five
years ago in a boat disaster. We have been trying to locate his next of
kin or any of his family members over his abandoned investment in the bank

In view of this I therefore seek your consent to present you as inheritor
to his fund. I was his personal account officer/banker. There are legal
claim documents to enable you file application to the bank and claim the
funds legitimately, if you are ready I will present you as the beneficiary
or next of kin, you can contact me for more details on how to make claim
to this funds. Do contact me with your full names, Phone, cell\fax, age,
and Nationality.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Bobby S. Malabie
208 Boom Street,
Pietermaritzburg,3201,
South Africa.

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