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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: "sales2" <sales6@byybag.com>
Reply-To: dewustrapt@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:39:56 -0400
Subject: PO # 61474833
Hello,
How are you today?
we saw your company's product on the internet and my company is interested
to buy some of your products,could you please quote us the best prices
with FOB port and FOB airport.
To view the product samples kindly login with your email address because
our company has added your email address to our own company email data
base for security reasons.
View our order specifications:
http://www.scmmetrologia.com/sample/Samples.htm
My company have an annual investment of (8 Million Euros) every year on
import & export from CHINA and we intend to increase our import limit as
time goes on.
Please review the samples and send us the PI to enable us make deposit
payment for you to start this order production.
Regards,
Rosasci Alenova
Import Department
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I.P.LIFTEN
Mosterdmolenweg 2d
3417 XM Montfoort
Tel.+31(0)348-550740
Fax +31(0)348-407392
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