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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: salesoffice.broadcom@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:49:57 +0100
Subject: Tender

Dear sir,

Will you please send US a copy of your catalogue and current price list of your products.

We are the leading dealers in United State, and also have branches in five neighboring towns. If therefore the quality of your products is satisfactory and the prices are right, we expect to place regular orders for fairly large numbers.

Will you please say whether, in these circumstances, you are able to allow us a special discount. This would enable us to maintain the low selling prices that have been an important reason for the growth of our business. In return, we would be prepared to place orders for a guaranteed annual minimum number of the products,the figure to be mutually agreed.

Yours faithfully
Charlie Kawwas
Sales Officer
Broadcom Limited Americas
Sales Office (San Jose)
1320 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, California 95131
United States
Tel: 408-433-8000
Email: salesoffice.broadcom@gmail.com
Website: www.broadcom.com

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