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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: "DVT & CO,LTD" <agrolincmp@gmail.com>
Reply-To: divfortcomltd@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:08:19 +0000
Subject: Hi


Hello,

I trust you are fine.DVT & CO,LTD.is an importers company founded in 1996.
Its main objective, originally, was to supply the West African market with
good quality goods. Despite the economic challenges, the company has
evolved from DIVOTOGO LTD to DVT & CO,LTD. by supplying good quality goods
to other part of West Africa covering several countries such as Benin,
Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and the Ivory Coast among others. Our vision is
to expand into the east and North African market, while committing to
provide and deliver our clients with the same level of service,
high-quality, and cost-effective goods. When it comes to widely
distributed, flexible, cost controlled products, DVT & CO,LTD offers the
best solution that answers your exact requirements.

Our selections of suppliers are present in four continents: America,
Africa, Europe and Asia.
Over the years, the company has diversified its activities by adapting to a
changing and rising market demands in order to meet the needs of our
customers and suppliers, we have gained an extensive experience in the
African market. Our headquarters in Lomé, TOGO, helped reinforce this
knowledge by setting us as one of the most responsive and serious companies
in the field of import and export.

We specialized in general merchants,we are interested in your company
product and we would like you to kindly send us your prouct catalogue.

We look forward to receiving your product catalogue as soon as possible.

Best Regards


Mr David Ayessou

DVT & CO,LTD.
420, rue du Grand marché Immeuble UTB Central
B.P. 3288 Lomé-TOGO
Tél : +228 96 02 93 78
Fax : +228 22 23 19 58
Email : divfortcomltd@gmail.com

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