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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.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Simon Gibbs" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <simgibbs01@mail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 18:50:31 -0800
Subject: Inquiry
Dear Sir/ Madam,
We are a company called United Nawaya Trading. We are looking for a trusted supplier
who can be our constant supplier based on the quality with a competitive price.
Please find attached request for a price quotation RQ14000526 of the specific order.
Please be so kind to quote.I wait to get your feedback
with your quotations.
Regards,
Mr. Abdul-Hakam Jalil
United Nawaya Trading
Floor PO Box 29551,
Safat 13156 Kuwait City,
Kuwait.
T: +965 (0)2 246 7780
F: +965 (0)2 296 7786
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