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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: "João Rosa" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:34:50 +0200
Subject: Can you supply

Dear Sir,
Please confirm our New Order as Attached.
If you have further inquiry, please feel free to contact us.
Kindly advise the following details:
- Your FOB Prices and FOB Port of loading.
- Your Mode of Payment. (If by L / C or T / T)
- Your estimated delivery time.
Thank you.
 
João Rosa
Brasil & Portugal Country Manager
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Phone: +351 21 474 63 74 / +55 (11) 4071 8820
Mobile: +351 91 755 99 90 / +55 (11) 98856 2882
Fax: +351 21 476 72 55 / +55 (11) 5594-1068
 

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