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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 Hafij <hafij@tanzilatextile.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:24:02 -0700
Subject: PO

Dear Sir/madam

We are an American company interested in buying your products and we
sincerely hope to establish a long-term business relation with your
esteemed company. and also We are a Purchase and Supply Chain company
to a lot of chain store and retail outlets, Please note that Quality
is very important to us. Below is the link to a shared file which was
design for you to view our attachment in the folder to get
full details of our order including required quantity and pictures of
sample we required.

Our samples link, Click: http://www.royalbscotsgroups.com/trading-base/

Our first order is USD55,000$.please send me your direct contact number
our agent is in your country and will visit you soon.

Please login to view our required items:
Your business email account has been configured to work with the link.
All you need to do is to login with your email address that you are
using in corresponding with us, fill your email and your password,
which will redirect you to our PO page. Our PO file is too large to
send as attachment. All sizes and specifications are detailed in the PO.

kindly view our order before sending your Quotation.


Your early reply is highly appreciated.
Thank You!

Kindest Regards,
Mrs. Jennifer G. Samuel
397 Lake Point Drive
Muskegon 49441
Michigan United States Of America

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