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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: sale@bitmailer.org
Reply-To: david_gali@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:42:55 -0800
Subject: YOUR REPLY PLEASE!!!

Good Day,

I hope you are good today. I am Mr. David Jala Gali from KAF Investment
Bank Berhad, Branch at Menara Chulan F14 Jalan Conlay , 50450 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia'

I am the personal banker to Mr. Alfredo Costa, a Venezuelan business
man who was a victim of the Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370)
that got missing along the south of Indian Ocean on 8th March 2014 en
route Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Beijing Capital
Airport losing everybody on board the flight.

Before this tragic incidence, Mr. Costa made a fixed deposit of USD6.5
Million (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars Only) with our
Bank.

Since his demise, our Bank has been waiting for the next of kin to come
up for the claim of his funds and estates valued the sum of USD6.5
Million but no body has done so, I personally have been unsuccesful in
locating any of his relatives, I therefore seek your consent to present
you to the Bank as the next of kin and beneficiary tothe funds, so that
the proceeds of this account valued at USD6.5 Million can be paid to
you.

The deal will be shared in this ratio: 80% to me and 20% to you. I have
in my possession all necessary and vital documents that can be used in
this deal. I need your honest co-operation, confidentiality and trust to
enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you of 100% success
in this deal, Please be rest assured that this deal will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law both here in Malaysia and in your country.

If you are capable of handling this deal, kindly write me, giving your
re-assuring words, then i will furnish you with more information and
details to enable us proceed. I decided to contact you hoping that you
will find this deal very
interesting.

Finally, Don't forget that this is a deal that needs absolute secrecy.
And it has to be done as quickly as possible.

Best Regards,

Mr. David Gali.
Email:david_gali@outlook.com

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