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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Madeinchina" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 07:45:38 +0200
Subject: Made-in-China Urgent Inquiry
New Page 1
Dear Supplier,
You have received a message from Mr. Sam Liung on Made-in-China.com
Made-in-China.com would like to let you know that you have just received
a new business message which is saved in the Message
Centre of your member home (Virtual Office) within the next 1 year.
We suggest you click on Reply Now button below to view or reply
the message.
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Note:
1) Send
us complaint if you are receiving unsolicited messages (SPAM
and/or Duplicate Messages), threatening or harassing messages,
suspicious messages about fee advance or money transfer ... etc.
* This
notification service is provided by http://www.made-in-china.com * |
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