419 scam: "Dr. Bobby S. Malabie"<aka1970akaa@gmail.com> Good Day...

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Bobby S. Malabie" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <biksaac@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 08:43:03 -0700
Subject: Good Day...

I hope this will find you well.

My name is Dr. Bobby S. Malabie, Executive Director AbSA Bank,It is my pleasure to ask if you could assist me receive $11.250M and we will
discuss what weboth stand to benefit. The amount in question belongs to my late client who has the same last name with you, He passed away
five years ago in a boat disaster. We have been trying to locate his next of kin or any of his family members over his abandoned investment
in the bank

In view of thisI therefore seek your consent to present you as inheritor to his fund. I was his personal account officer/banker.
There are legalclaim documents to enable you file application to the bank and claim the funds legitimately, if you are ready I will present
you as the beneficiary or next of kin, you can contact me for more details on how to make claim to this funds. Do contact me with your
full names, Phone, cell\fax, age, and Nationality.

This is a confidential information, it is a legal claim and risk free. We schedule a date for face to face meeting in your country or any
location of choice.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Bobby S. Malabie
Executive Director AbSA
Barclays Africa Group Limited
208 Boom Street,
Pietermaritzburg,3201,
South Africa.

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