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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: "Ahmed Abdullaih" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gredserew@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:22:05 -0700
Subject: RE: TTCOPY


Good day,
Please find attached the copy of the bank transfer slip, kindly confirm that your bank information is correct. The fund will be in your account in three days.

Kindly provide latest quotes for the attached revised invoice and catalog for our clients.
Anticipating your urgent response. Thank you.
Best Regards,
Ahmed Abdullaih
AE Exchange Centre LLc
Dubai Transfer Office
Tel: 00971509876123

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