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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Jean Mbengi <sarahlady39@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jmbengi@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2017 09:49:22 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,

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Dear Sir/Madam,

We are interested in purchasing your company's products,can you give a
price offer for me on the products your company is able to produce?.
We, would like to see your company's latest catalogs with the Minimum
Order Quantity Delivery time, FOB or CIF please quote in US dollars,
payment terms warranty. Please get back to us with this e-mail address
below.
Email:jmbengi@yahoo.com

Yours Sincerely,
MR JEAN MBENGI(ED)
JM Ultimate Trading Company SA.
Address: Po Box: 5725 Fann. Dakar,Senegal.
Phone No:+221 33 867 79 89
FAX No: +221 33 567 81 00
Email: jmbengi@yahoo.com
website:
Type: Trading.

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