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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: "Mr. Kenny H. Bojang" <kennyboj123@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 05:44:04 +0900
Subject: Good Day




Good Day,
I hope you are good today. I am Mr. Kenny H. Bojang from KAF Investment
Bank Berhad, Branch at Menara Chulan F14 Jalan Conlay , 50450 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.I am the personal banker to Mr. John Allen, a top British
personnel who was a victim of the Malaysian Airlines Flight (MH17/MAS17)
that got shot down along Ukraine–Russian boarder on 17th July 2014, en
route from Amsterdam Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
loosing 283 passengers and 15 crew members on board the flight.
Before this tragic incident, Mr. John Allen made a fixed deposit of USD
6.5 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 USD 6.5 Million
but no one has come up for the claim. I therefore seek your consent to
present you to the Bank as the next of kin to Mr. John Allen 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 of 50% to me and 50% 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 you can also send me email with hbojangk@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Mr. Kenny H. Bojang
Head of Accounting Audit Department
KAF Investment Bank
Menara Chulan F14 Jalan Conlay,
50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


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