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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: "Mr. Tariq Bashir" <ta.ba@hot-shot.com>
Reply-To: tariqbashir1@hot-shot.com
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 08:13:07 -0700
Subject: REP/SWIFT TRANSFER AGAINST INVOICE 0022


Dear Sir,

I am sorry for my late response; our bank has credited 70% of
Total amount on invoice to your bank account, the balance will be paid
against BOL.

Find attached two different transfer TT which was initiated on the 06th and=
10th of May and update us on delivery schedule.

Regards,

Tariq Bashir
Remal Al Emarat Travel & Tourism L.L.C.
Al Muteena Street, Salsabeel Building, 103
P.O. Box 56260, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 271 54 06
Fax: +971 4 271 50 65
Mobile: +971 50 624 62 05
e-mail: ta.ba@hot-shot.com

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