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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: Bob Ogwu <bobogwultd@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:29:09 +0000
Subject: WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPLIERS,

*Dear Sir/Madam,We want to do business with your company as we have
interest in your products, therefore let us know if you can handle a bulk
order for this product (s), ----------The terms of payment is 80% initial
deposit prior to production, while 20% is payable before shipping and both
payments are via telegraphic transfer (T/T) to be confirm by your
bankers.Therefore send your products details with pricing to make
consideration.For further details contact us @;RegardsMr. Bob OgwuAllied
Services Ltd.P.O Box AT134 AchimotaGreater Accra Region, Ghana+233
240368557*
*E-mail: bobgwu50@hotmail.com <bobgwu50@hotmail.com>*

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