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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: seckin@seckinis.com
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:02:57 +0300
Subject: Purchasing Order

Dear Sir/Madam,

We are Urgently in need of your products, We saw a similar product
been auctioned that matches the exact description of the products we
require. So please
confirm to us if you and your company can make provision of the exact
products as shown on our catalougue of exotic samples which you can
view through the link below.

Please kindly view our design sample of our desired products and send
us price and payment term, Our first order is USD250,000.

http://www.bruxgroup.com/good/

with valid email ID.

NB: Login to our link with your email information that will be used
subsequently for our future email correspondences also to access the
samples. We will also want you to quote your CIF, FOB prices & mode of
payment and as well as delivery time period. We are urgently looking
for a reliable supplier for these projects.

Your early reply is highly appreciated.

Thank You !

Best Regards,


Yours faithfully,
Best regards,
John Carlos
Purchasing Manager
BRUX GROUP LLC USA
Address: 4cExt Sandage Ave,Texas,
United State Of America
Zip/Post Code: 76115
Tel: 1-81760789030
Email:apxtradingllcusa@live.com


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