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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: "MRS. ANITA LEE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richwill009@live.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:25:56 -0700
Subject: WINDLOCK HOLDINGS CO. LTD PARIS CITY FRANCE
FROM THE SALES DEPARTMENT OF WINDLOCK HOLDINGS CO. LTD PARIS CITY FRANCE
MY NAME IS MRS. ANITA LEE THE SALES MANAGER OF WINDLOCK HOLDINGS CO. LTD DEALERS OF GENERAL MACHANDISE.
I SAW YOUR PRODUCT IN TRADE WEBSITE AND I AM INTERESTED IN IT AND REMEMBER WE BUY IN LARGE QUANTITY SO I WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE PRICE AND SHIPMENT OF YOUR PRODUCT.
I HAVE CHOOSED A DESIGN THAT WILL MAKE GOOD SALES HERE IN MY BRANCH GET BACK TO ME IF YOU HAVE THE DESIGN SO WE CAN DO BUSINESS.
CLICK BELOW LINK LOG IN YOUR EMAIL AND PASSWORD TO VIEW PICTURE SAMPLE.
LINK: http://www.aib33.fr/pages/index.htm
ONCE YOU VIEW THE PICTURE GET BACK TO ME AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE DESIGN SO WE CAN DO BUSINESS IMMEDIATELY.
AWAIT YOUR REPLY URGENTLY
MRS. ANITA LEE THE SALES MANAGER OF WINDLOCK HOLDINGS CO. LTD
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