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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: "Mohammad Reza Ghasemi" <bahmani@saran-mfg.com>
Reply-To: huckp91@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 02:02:50 +0200
Subject: RE:URGENT RFQ QUOTATION FOR NOVERMBER
Dear Sir,
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We Would like to request a quotation of your best price for the attached o=
rder. Check if
you can supply to us the exact specification of our inquiry and offer us a =
proforma
invoice in return.
Clearly indicate SHIPMENT DATE and PAYMENT TERMS Clearly in the invoice and=
let us know
if shipment Would Be done before the ending of this month.
kindly contact us for further information for better understanding.
Thank you for your attention to this request.
AWAITING YOUR KIND REPLY.
Mohammad Reza Ghasemi
(Import Trade Manager)
Add: No.77, west Simorgh Alley, Jolfa St,
Seyed khandan, Tehran-Iran.
Fax:: 0098 21 28057895
Tel: 0098 21 29842931
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