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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: "Muntasib"<muntasib@tiiminlab.com>
Reply-To: jollybiz@outlook.com
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 02:14:43 +0100
Subject: Nuovo ordine
Hello,
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It is my pleasure to get your contact,
Attached is our order, Please do kindly acknowledge our order and please is=
sue your PI asap.
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Also on your proforma invoice,do clearly state your possible delivery time =
for our reference.
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kindly see our purchase attach file order view and download our catalog.End=
eavor to give us response with complete details as soon as possible.
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IMPORTANT: Also inform us of international certifications of your products =
if any. Please indicate your ability to supply as
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soon as possible and give us the following details:
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- Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ).
- Your FOB Prices and FOB Port of loading.
- Your Estimated Delivery time.
- Your Mode of Payment. (IF by L / C or T / T).
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NOTE:That for reasons of copyright and trademark,Do not share information w=
ith 3rd parties or use our sample products on
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your company personal website.
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POLICY: we will never accept change of bank account details:
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Kindly confirm order and advice
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I wish to get a quick response .
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Thanks regards
Muntasib
Import Customer Service
TIIMINLAB LLC
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