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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: "Ku Lee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kulee434@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 06:30:19 -0700
Subject: Can we set up a meeting

Dear Sir

With due and total respect I communicate the contents of this email to you though it is a very unconventional method owing to the fact that we do not know each other personally. The subject matter of which I am writing is of a very delicate matter and hope you will understand the utmost need for confidentiality even though you may not agree to what is required of you.

My name is Ku Lee, a native of Malaysia and the personal assistant to Mr. Najib Razak the immediate past Prime Minister of Malaysia who was recently defeated and ousted by Dr. Tun Mahathir in a recently conducted general elections. Dr. Tun Mahathir at the age of 93 is the oldest government leader in the world and decided to contest again for the position of Malaysian Prime Minister after being in the same post for 22 years in the past because he has very personal hatred for Mr.Najib who was accused of embezzling public funds through the 1MDB (Malaysia Development Berhad ) which was the key driver to the spectacular ousting of Najib. The Prime Minister now in an effort to fullfill his campaign promises is bent on sending Mr. Najib to jail and destroy all his legacies.

Mahathir has apparently ring-fenced Najib, his wife, all their associates and thier assets within Malaysia. There is so much political drama going on as Najib has been accused of stealing 700 Million USD but has been cleared by the Department of Justice of any wrong doing. The life and legacy of a good man is at stake, about to be destroyed by jealousy and political vendetta and it is with this voice of desperation that I am contacting you to help us secure the only remaining funds belonging to Najib's family that is not known to the government. This is the only hope of this good family of survival as all other assets( bank accounts, trust accounts, real estates etc etc) all have been siezed and placed on government watch at the order of the Prime Minister.

Therefore our humble plea to you is that we use your name or give you ownership of this only remaining funds so you can move it to your country or any country of your choice for safe-keeping as thier is going to be a serious legal battle ahead and the family needs as much money as they can to be prepared for this impending legal Tsunami. The fund in question is 95 Million USD and we are willing to offer you half of this amount if you can help us get this fund out of Malaysia with your names as the owner.

Get back to me with your willingness to partner with us in this deal and I will give you more details.



Sincerely,
Mr. Ku Lee

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