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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: "Cotorbai Rustam Limited" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cotorbairustam@administrativos.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:09:46 +0100
Subject: We are interested in your product.


Hello,

We are interested in your product. We would like you to see our specifications and quality before placing the orders While we wait your response, be informed that we do not compromise low quality.

Could you quickly write to give me your (FOB) price list for these products and also give me specific time of delivery, payment terms, packaging and method as we will be placing order in large quantity of these products if your price are good as demanded here by our customers.

Kindly contact me privately via email for quick response : cotorbairustam@administrativos.com


Regards
Ruud Van Gaal
Sales Director
Cotorbai Rustam Limited
Plotterweg 33 3821 BB Amersfoort NETHERLANDS
Tel:31-645-476574
Fax: 31-645-657447



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