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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: "Aju John Abraham " <office@intercom-itc.ro>
Reply-To: huckp91@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2016 05:48:38 +0200
Subject: RE: RFQ ORDERS FTP
Reference to the above subject please quote your lowest rates for the attac=
hed bill of material. =
The quote shall consist of relevant certificates/documents and delivery to =
our office. The RFQ =
documents can be accessed from our FTP site from ftp://168.187.79.100 with=
the following credentials:
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username: AITrade1
password: AI@Tra#2016
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Note : If any problem for download the particular file. please use FileZil=
la Tool for the same
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Data stored on FTP site will be valid for a week time. After this date dat=
a will be unrecoverable.
The quotation is expected before 31-10-2016.
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Regds,
Aju John Abraham =
Procurement Engineer | Oil & Gas Division
Alghanim International | P.O.Box 9678 - AHMADI | 61007 | Kuwait
Tel. :+965 2 3988580| Extn: 127
F A X :+965 2 3980953
Mobile:+965 97241105
Logo-Alghanim-small.jpg Email aju.john@falghanim.com
Web www.falghanim.com
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Confidentiality notice: This e-mail and any attached file are intended onl=
y for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. =
This communication is confidential and may also be privileged and exempt fr=
om disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, =
you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of =
this communication is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender
immediately by return e-mail and destroy the present message and attachmen=
ts and any copies thereof.
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