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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: JOHN KAMBA <jnkamba2011@gmail.com>
Reply-To: grovennaturegh@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:34:15 +0000
Subject: PRODUCTS SUPPLY INQUIRY
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Dear Sirs/Madam,
There is an ongoing Tender in the nepod projeect autority here in
Ghana for the supply of various Items This Tender is open to Foreign
suppliers whose company products meet international standards and also
willing for the suppliers of you product here in Ghana
Terms of Payment: If the Order is given to you, An upfront payment of
80% (T/T) will be made to your account, while 20% will be paid before
shipment.
This Projects is for companies who are very ready to apply for Tender
bids and have understanding the meaning of bidding for contract supply
and you will need to do official tender registration with the GHANA
NEPOD PROJECT AUTHORITY when you are submitting your bidding
documents for approval before award.
I am a commission agent.best
Regards
Yours Faithfully, .
John Adams Kamba
(Director/CEO)
Groven Nature Consultant Trading Company
P.O.Box Os 556 OSU
Accra, Ghana
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