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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: "Chang Chow Wah" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 07:31:18 +0100
Subject: INQUIRY

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 made-in-china Shopping/Business page
so please confirm to us if you/your company can make provision of the
exact product as shown on made-in-china Shopping/Business page which
you can view by clicking or copy the link below to your browser and login
with you 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.

http://zhiangtrading.allalla.com/sample.htm

Click Here to http://zhiangtrading.allalla.com/sample.htm

Thanks

Chang Chow Wah
Puchasing Dept.
Dunham-Bush Industries Sdn. Bhd.
Lot 5755-6, Kidamai Industrial Park,
Bukit Angkat, 43000 Kajang,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel : 603-8924 9000 ext :11110
Fax : 603-8736 5763

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