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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. Jack Andrew" <jackandrew85@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mr. Jack Andrew" <jack.andewstoresltd@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:09:49 -0700
Subject: Mail Order to Malaysia =?UTF-8?Q?=3F?=



Hello,

Am Mr. Jack Andrew, an American live and work here in Malaysia. I will like to place an order for some items from you, but I will like to know what you have available in stock . Let me have your website address so I can view the products you have presently in stock and if there is any special pricing I need to know about.


Do you ship to Malaysia ?
Do You accept Credit card ?
Send me your website?


I want to know if you have your own personal shipper or can the order be picked up at your store, please advise so the we can proceed by going ahead by going ahead to place the order.



SHIPPING ADDRESS:
J&ANDREW COMPANYLTD.
Mr Gray Michae (CEO)
8256, 1st Floor, Jln Pending
Kuching 93450, Sarawak
Malaysia


Office hours are Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)


Regards.
Mr. Jack Andrew

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