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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: "Dongguan Kailong Craft" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dongguan.kailong@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 17:46:39 -0300
Subject: Do Get back to me with your Quotation???
Dear Sales,
we are looking to buy Quantity 500pcs please send us your cataloque for reference.can you tell me the price and the shipping price to Thialand Kindly get back to me
via my private email:(dongguan.kailong@outlook.com).tell us the time duration to produce such bulk purchases.Kindly send me your
catalog and quotation Via my Private email stated above.
Regards.
Sales Manager
Dongguan Kailong Craft
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