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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: j.nawar@eavel.org
Reply-To: AlAbbas_Trading.Co@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2015 01:53:19 +0000
Subject: URGENT QUOTE


DEAR SIR/MADAM

kindly Find the attached New Order I emailed as per directive of my
Manager.

Give your best possible price for the attached order

THANKS WITH REGARDS,
Naim Bahdoush
(Purchasing Manager)

A&A trading LLC
------------------------------ -----------------
M.S MALIK
Assistant Manager
 
Thanks and Best regards

J.Nawar
Sales & Service Engineer

DISCLAIMER:                                         
 
IF UNABLE TO OPEN ATTACHMENT, GET THE LATEST VERSION OF WINRAR TO OPEN
ATTACHMENT.
http://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0
This email (and any attachments) is confidential and may not be
distributed, copied or used without the prior consent of (as applicable)
the Group, its related bodies or partners (“Group”). The contents of
this email may also be subject to privilege and all rights to that
privilege are expressly reserved. If you have received this email in error,
please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and delete this email (and
any attachments) and destroy any printed copy. The views expressed in the
email may be the views of the sender and not the Group.
Thanks and Best regards

J.Nawar
Sales & Service Engineer

DISCLAIMER:                                         
 
IF UNABLE TO OPEN ATTACHMENT, GET THE LATEST VERSION OF WINRAR TO OPEN
ATTACHMENT.
http://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0
This email (and any attachments) is confidential and may not be
distributed, copied or used without the prior consent of (as applicable)
the Group, its related bodies or partners (“Group”). The contents of
this email may also be subject to privilege and all rights to that
privilege are expressly reserved. If you have received this email in error,
please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and delete this email (and
any attachments) and destroy any printed copy. The views expressed in the
email may be the views of the sender and not the Group.

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