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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: "Unitek Co. Ltd" <maria.cordero@educacion.gob.ec>
Reply-To: "Unitek Co. Ltd" <unitek_ltd@163.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 06:12:48 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: URGENT SUPPLY NEEDED.



Dear Sir/Madam

This is Cynthia Chen From UNITEK INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED we are very much interested in your product,please provide us with the bellow informations for us to proceed with the purchases of your quality product.

Lead-time (time) for mass production.
Lead-time (days) for pre production samples.
Minimum order quantity, Delivery Period/Mode and Payment Terms.

Await your reply urgently so as to place an order of your product

Have a wonderful day .

UNITEK INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LTD
Purchasing manager,
Mrs Cynthia Chen.

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