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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: Hunt James <huntjamester@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:20:04 -0700
Subject:

Hello Good day ,we have Mobiles Phones, Laptops and Digital Camera
for sale in our company
We do deal with all kind of Electronics, and we have it in stocks, as
i said today.
let me know if you are interested to buy from us.

reply to the following E-mail address: huntjamester@hotmail.com or
juannymobiles@hotmail.com

Company Details - UNIQUE SALES AND MARKETING LIMITED

Address: 42, Huddersfield Road,Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 1DW UK
Type: Private Limited with share capital
Approved Registered No. 06930057
Incorporation Date: 25-03-2009
Status: Active
Personal Tel #: +44 702 405-8943
Contact Name: Hunt James

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