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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: "Kanchana Venugopal" <admin@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:01:14 -0800
Subject: Payment: Draft TT Wire Copy for Your Due Invoices - Copy Attached


Dear Sir/Madam, Please find the attached copy of TT Wire Draft. Kindly conf=
irm that the details for the transfer are all correct. Your client has requ=
ested that we arrange payment for your December and January invoices. Upon =
your confirmation, we will execute the transfer asap. Awaiting your kind co=
nfirmation. Thanks and Regards, Kanchana Venugopal |Admin & Finance Dep=
artment Baba Products (M) Sdn Bhd Block C, Lot 46911, Taman Perindustrian S=
elayang, 68100 Kuala Lumpur. Office: +603-6137 1514 Ext: 5307 | Fax: +603-6=
138 7809 Email: kanchana@babas.com.my Web: www.babas.com.my =

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