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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.Mohd Johari Baharum" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drmohdjohari@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2021 06:50:46 -0700
Subject: I Want To Trust You: Kindly Reply With Details

Good day,
How are you doing this day? I hope you are doing perfectly fine.
My name is Dr.Mohd Johari.. I was a member of the Malaysian parliament and an aide to the former prime minister of Malaysia, NAJIB RAZAK. I got your contact from a business journal which i found your biography satisfying and decided to contact you based on my desire to invest in any viable project in your region.

As a member of the opposition party, against the present administration and as the former prime minister has been in custody on allegations of corruption which was just politically motivated, I had to go in exile to AUSTRALIA for my safety considering the present regime and i am contacting you for a joint partnership investment and to assist me locate any viable investment in your region.

I would want this to be as strictly CONFIDENTIAL as possible considering my position in Malaysian Government. But can i trust you?

However, i would want you to guide me on the type of investment that will be of best interest and good benefit over there and also act as my investment manager on my behalf since i'm ready to invest the sum of fourteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($14,700,000) or more.

I'll appreciate a detailed response if you can cooperate with me on this.

Thank You as i anticipate your detailed response.


Sincerely,

Dr. Mohd Johari Baharum
Tel: +61-48-89-7070
Email: drmohdjohari@yandex.com

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