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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: "Export Director" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dewustrapt@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:31:40 -0000
Subject: Fw:Re: INV. 7511
Dear Sir,
I appreciate your response and apologias for my late reply. I have seen your catalog samples and other details.However, I have configured the product samples we want to buy on the below link domain but note that we have restructured our order so our first order will not exceed
USD305,000.00.
kindly login to view the samples as follows and update us with your quotations.
View products samples here:-- http://johnsoncompany.net/components/alibaba/Samples.htm
Please review the product list and send us the PI to enable us make deposit payment for you to start up the production immediately.
Thank You!
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Best regards,
Mrs. Tuba UZUNAY
Foreign Trade Manager
Ceylan Trading Corporation.
Samsun/TURKEY
Tel 0090 362 2668111 Fax 0090 362 2668122
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