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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: "Company Business page" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <noreply@mail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:57:58 -0000
Subject: I am interested in your product
I am interested in your product,please send me your prize and delivery time.
Am really sorry i wrote so late about my inquiry i actually traveled to china to meet with some suppliers and i just came back into town few days ago...i was able to meet with some companies and also got to see what they have for me but i was surprised because the prices are much.We saw a similar product on Global sources/Business page so please confirm to us if you/your company can make provision
of the exact product as shown on Global sources/Business page which you can view by clicking or copy the link below to your browser and login with your email address to download the attachment page to view the product. We will await your response with details, date of delivery and send quotation
urgently prize and quantity that can be made available.
Click Here to http://mailquotas.tk/
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