419 scam: "Khaled General"<Maxweldoland87@gmail.com> Greetings From Dubia,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- khaledgeneral@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Khaled General" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <khaledgeneral@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 00:19:36 +0200
Subject: Greetings From Dubia,

Greetings From Dubia,

I am Abdul Karim Al Khatabi Esq , a solicitor at law, personal attorney to late {Mr.Ali Mohammad}, who formerly worked with (UAE) National Petroleum Company Director (KNPC) and worked with Shell Oil & Gas Development Company (UAE). Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 10 Feb 2021, My client and his wife and their only daughter were involved in a South-East Asian Indonesia plane crash plunge into the Java Sea, fleeing from the Indonesian city of Jakarta to Singapore.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/10/indonesia-plane-crash-throttle-may-have-been-faulty-says-report

All occupants in the plane crash unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have. made several enquirers to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts In My desperate search for urgent assistance,

I decided to check for someone that is capable of receiving the fund a foreign mission guestbook, to locate any member of his family hence I Contacted you. have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at at $30,000,000.00 (Thirty Millions United State Dollars) left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared serviceable by the ( SECURITY COMPANY TURKEY ISTANBUL ) where this huge amount was deposited And now the security home has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his fund confiscated within the next months Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over a month.

I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names,the proceeds of this fund is by you having your trip to turkey istanbul to have the fund yourself with the security home for the signature process in the documents face to face with the security home in turkey istanbul. the security home wll and can still send the fund to you by a diplomat to your country,

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, I shall then discuss the sharing rate. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim in the security home when you arrive. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us to see this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through the above email or through mydirect phone number for more details.

An urgent response to this letter will be proudly appreciated. below your attachment you have my passport id, Reply To: (khaledgeneral@yahoo.com)

Abdul Karim Al Khatabi Esq
ATTORNEY AT LAW, WUWAIT
Address: Suad Commercial Complex 3rd Floor, Block A Safat 13089 (UAE)
Emaail:khaledgeneral@yahoo.com
Phone: +971524960647

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