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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: "Brick City Cars" <brickcity.car@usa.com>
Reply-To: brickcity.cars@usa.com
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2016 07:59:11 +0200
Subject: Purchase Your Chioce Cars

The Biggest Car Sales of the Year is on!

All our Cars are discounted, in stock for sales are Japanese/American Brand new/used cars, just make your specifications known to us and we will make them available. We export our Cars to various countries around the world. Our stocks are very extensive and are categories like Japanese used cars and American cars which should satisfy your desire. We guarantee our products are in Good conditions; Good prices and we are quick in our services delivery. At the moment we are carrying out a sale Promo for our cars, hurry now while Stocks like Toyota Land cruisers, Prado, Double Cabin Toyota Hilux pick-ups, Toyota Land Cruiser pickups, Toyota Camry and other unspecified brands Last.

We will provide you with your estimated units to suite your request, Try us out now and you will be convinced. We desire you to take an advantage of this great opportunity and not be left out. If you simply wish to purchase a car from us please provide specification of such car(s) and we will get back to you in details.

We also need sales agent or representatives if interested from your country.

Yours Sincerely,

Clinton Mickle - Sales Manager

Brick City Cars

109 Harry L Dr, Johnson City

NY 13790-1647, USA.

Hotline: +1(646) 687-6772

Fax: +1(646) 687-6773

www.brickcitycars.com

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