419 scam: Abbudin Karam <efccorg4@gmail.com> I have a proposal of for you.

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Abbudin Karam <efccorg4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: karla042654@att.net
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:37:06 +0100
Subject: I have a proposal of for you.

Update.

I sent you this email about two weeks ago and i got no response, so i
am constrained to contact you again via the internet which has been
severely abused by fraudsters over the years. I am an oil-servicing
equipment merchant, from Dubai, U.A.E, diagnosed with chronic
Esophageal cancer in July 2012. My name is Abbudin Karam.

Please do not think of this letter as one of those being sent around
to ask for money later on. In the past one year i have been donating
my money to charity organizations in Malaysia, and India. Now that my
health has deteriorated so badly, i cannot do this myself anymore. I
once asked two members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the money to charity organizations in Indonesia and
Southern Sudan, but they kept the money to themselves. So, if a family
can do that, why not trust a total stranger.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be content
with what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one
knows of is the huge cash deposit of Thirteen million dollars
$13,000,000usd that I have with a bank. I will want you to help me
collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations.I have
set aside 25% for you and for your time.

Please reply to me with honesty as soon as you receive this email. God
be with you.

Regards,
Abbudin Karam.

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