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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: "Dennis Anthony" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 13:23:29 -0800
Subject: URGENT REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ)SQ-007037-KG

Hello Gents,
 
We would like you to kindly quote your best Price and delivery time for the items in the attached document.
 
Please provide detailed technical details / specifications / data sheets/ MFR and Country of Origin/ Offer Validity along with your offer.
 
We request your offer to reach us ASAP with 6 days validity.
 
Thanks and best regards.
Dennis Anthony


Address: Level 30-33, Tower 1, PETRONAS Twin Towers, KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: MesraLink
Tel: 1 300 88 8181 / 8282
Fax: MesraLink Fax: 1 300 88 8383
Email: mesralink@real-cars.ru

 

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