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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: "Acc Dept"<admin@dealer.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 01:39:21 -0700
Subject: Confirm Invoice


Good day,
=

On behalf of my colleague we will like to confirm if the attached invoices =
are paid or not before
we can forward to our account department for payment.
=

Thanks & Regards,
VISHAL TANK
Accounting Department
Gulf Towers Building,
Block A2, Office #803 - 20 20th Street - Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Email: vishal@tank-groups.com
+971 4 337 0990
=

EMAIL DISCLAMIER :
The information contained in this message is confidential and may also be p=
rivileged. It is intended only for the use of the addressee named above. Th=
e unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is st=
rictly prohibited.
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Please note any views or opinions presented in this email, are those of the=
author and do not necessarily represent those of The Ascend. This email i=
s not intended to be contractually binding.
=

This email has been scanned by Norton Antivirus for viruses, however it is =
not guaranteed to be virus free and The tank-groups.com LLC accepts no resp=
onsibility for any consequences of passing on any virus.
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