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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: "Sanjay Group" <trusplus@sify.com>
Reply-To: garyross747@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:10:08 -0700
Subject: Re: payment



Good day,

I have been instructed by your customer to effect a WIRE Transfer to your B=
ank Account.

I noticed that there were irregularities in the bank details I received.

I have tried to contact your customer but could not reach him on phone,

so I decided to contact you so you can confirm if the attached Bank details=
corresponds to the one I was given.

Find the invoice of attached to this mail.

I do not want to make mistake and pay into a bank account which is not your=
s.

I will be waiting for your urgent reply.

Thanks with regards

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Sanjay Exchange Company
Shop 72, Ground Floor, Chung King Mansion,
36-44 Nathan Road, T.S.T, Kowloon, H.K.
Tel: (852) 2724-4981
Fax: (852) 2724-4331
Email: sanjay@pacificexco.com

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