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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: "Gosho Industrial Co.Ltd" <jack.alger@camoves.com>
Reply-To: "info@gosincoltd.com" <info@gosincoltd.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:58:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Request for legal services.





Dear Attorney,

I got your contact details through an internet search. I want to inquire if your firm handles Purchase transactions and agreements.
A referral will be welcome if this is not your area of practice.


PS: Due to language barrier and time difference, communication via e-mail will be most preferable at this time.


Regards,
Hisayo Yimada
For: Yasushi Asanishi
President & C.E.O
Gosho Industrial Co. Ltd.
6-4-10 NANKO-NAKA, SUMINOE-KU,
OSAKA, JAPAN
559-0033
Email:info@gosincoltd.com

The information in this electronic mail message is the sender's confidential business and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this internet electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful.

The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. The sender's company is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments.

Nothing in this email shall be deemed to create a binding contract to purchase/sell real estate. The sender of this email does not have the authority to bind a buyer or seller to a contract via written or verbal communications including, but not limited to, email communications.

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