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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: Craven Dunnill & Co Ltd <cravendunnillcoltd@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:26:38 -0500
Subject: ORDER ENQUIRY



Hello Sales,
Greetings from Craven Dunnill & Co Ltd. My name is Terry White the CEO of the
company. i will like to place an order on some products in your company,but i
would like to know if you ship to Shropshire, UNITED KINGDOM and also do you
accept Visa or Master card as method of payment? Please do not forget to
include your web page in your replying back to my message and get back to me
as fast as possible so that i can let you know the product i would like to
order. Please email me back with the current price list on the products if your website is not updated.

Thank you....
Yours Sincerely,
General Manager
Terry White
Craven Dunnill & Co Ltd
Head Office: Stourbridge Road,
Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV15 6AS
Registered No. 6028
VAT REGISTRATION No. 274 1421 76
PHONE:+447031876059
Reply to:cravendunnillcoltd@gmail.com

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