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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: " shangocompanylimited.co" <test@deroni.com@deroni.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:34:27 29-09-2012
Subject: Kindly view and get back to us with the prices
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Dear,
I have viewed the samples of your products and I have an attached copy of
our Company's choice made from the ones we viewed.
Kindly view and get back to us with the prices asap so that we may commence
with transaction asap.
Thanks.
Better still you can visit our website:
http://dalgishbennardcompanylimited.yolasite.com in order to download the
format of the our choice samples.
Note: Enter correctly the email and password with which you corresponded
with us to enable you download. This is necessary for spam control.
Best Regards
Mario Buffet
Purchasing Manager
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