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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: "Dongying Hengcheng Machine Co., Ltd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikepeterson2002@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 00:10:41 -0700
Subject: Payment Confirmation


Dear sir,


Please find attached the TT payment made to your account today by our

customer Confirm receipt.

Please check with your bank and confirm asap.

Thanks,


Sales Manager
Export Department
Dongying Hengcheng Machine Co., Ltd
NO.11 Floor Wanda International Mansion, Dongying,Shandong,China
Tel:0086-546-7736956179




Sulzer Metco WOKA GmbH
Im Vorwerk 25, 36456 Barchfeld, Germany
Phone: +49 36961 861 81
Fax: +49 36961 861 47
Carolin.muelle@sulzerr.com

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