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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: Benjamin jeo <lilia@ppssa.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:25:00 +0200
Subject: NEW ORDER


Hello sir/madam,

Hope this mail meets you well.
I am Benjamin jeo from Ebson Global group Co., Ltd.

We got referrals from our partners about your company and we also
checked over the internet, we are very impressed and We are highly
interested in
your products,

attached here is our purchase order and more information about our company.

your urgent reply is highly accepted.

Kind Regards
Benjamin jeo
Ebson Global group Co., Ltd.
Moskovskaya Oblast, 34, Kasimovskoe Shosse
140304 Egoryevsk, russia
Tel: +7 (495) 5804889
Fax: +7 (495) 5804889


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