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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: "DR KAMAL KALAU" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kamalkalau77777@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:39:54 -0500
Subject: FROM PAYMENT DIRECTOR OFFICE



FROM BANK OF NEGARA MALAYSIA (BNM)

PLEASE YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW IMPORTANT VERY.
kalau.kamallll@yandex.com

Dear Partner,

From the records of outstanding foreign payments due for release with banks in MALAYSIA,
your name and contact was discovered 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 inform 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 the claim legally.

Also note that from our record the Federal Government of MALAYSIA has only maped out the

sum of US$16,700,000.00 Sixteen million, seven hundred 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.YOUR OCCUPATION

4.YOUR AGE

5.YOUR PERSONAL AND DIRECT CELL/PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

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 wired

to your nominated bank account.

Yours truly,
DR KAMAL KALAU

PLEASE YOUR RESPONSE MUST BE ON MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW IMPORTANT VERY.
kalau.kamallll@yandex.com

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