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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: STANDERWICK-LIMITED® UK <SALESATION.SALES@LIVE.COM> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:38:37 +0200
Subject: Brand New and Unlocked GSM Apple iPhone 4S/32GB @$350

Closeout Discount Sales

We are resellers of Apple Products and we basically drop ship from our USA Suppliers

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APPLE iPHONE 4S/32GB = $350
http://www.apple.com/iphone/

APPLE iPAD2 64GB/3G/WIFI = $550
http://www.apple.com/ipad/

ULTRA THIN APPLE MACBOOK AIR 133 LAPTOP = $650
http://www.apple.com/mac/

ORDER 3 GET 2 FREE
ORDER 4 GET 3 FREE
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Order 5 Units Unlocked GSM Apple iPhone 4S/32GB @$350 = $1750 and Get the below FREE

1 FREE APPLE iPHONE 4S/32GB Unlock/GSM/UMTS in Black or White

1 FREE Apple iPad2 64GB+3G Wi-Fi Tablet in Black or White

1 FREE Apple MacBook-Air 133 Laptop Intel Core i7 Dual Core 2.7GHz/4GB-RAM/500GB HDD,MC724B/A

Free Shipping and No Tax or Duty Required


All Brand New in Original Box + USB cable + Apple Charger Adapter + Apple Headsets + Manual Instruction + Apple sticker
Extra: For your convenient use, I will include 01 more usb and Sim Eject Tool

They also comes with 1 year extended Apple care warranty that can be activated upon purchase under your name

For More info Email us ASAP

Thanks and best regards

CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION
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STANDERWICK-LIMITEDR UK
POULTON-LE-FYLDE,LANCASHIRE,
FY6 8JX, UNITED KINGDOM

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