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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Chezi Hang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mohande.tools@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 03:35:38 +0100
Subject: Re: New Order samples
Hello friend
This is the second time I am writing to your office; I wish to inform you that we are still interested in your products
The photos of the designs has been uploaded to the below link because of the size of the gallery, Please click this link to view the product sample, to confirm if you can supply exactly the designs.
Gallery Link: http://trade.richmarketing.zwr.org
Note: For you to be able to view the picture sample, kindly login with the same email you use for correspondence for access to our product sample cataloger gallery below.
Kindly send us your catalog, and we would like to inquire about the following:
1) Delivery time of the product
2) Product Warranty
3) Minimum Order Quantity
4) Payment terms available
Looking forward to your response.
Regards
Chezi Hang
Skype id: chezi hung
http://trade.richmarketing.zwr.org
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