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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "M.V. OCEAN OUTBACK" <admin@dealer.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:48:47 +0100
Subject: RE: M.V. OCEAN OUTBACK//CTM REQUEST with ETA Sept 18th 2018
Dear Sir, Good day. One of our managed vessels M.V. OCEAN OUTBACK would be=
calling at your good port with ETA Sept 18th 2018. We intend to connect Ca=
sh to Master upon vessel call at your port. Please find attached denominati=
ons and masters breakdown request/ Kindly advise the following: 1. Possibil=
ity of delivery of CTM at your good port; 2. Your bank details (including b=
eneficiary name); and 3. additional charges (bank charges,delivery,insuranc=
e etc) Your early response on the above is greatly appreciated. Best Regard=
s, Mato Divic - Finance.Director Astarte Maritime c/o Korkyra Shipping Ltd.=
Trg kralja Tomislava 2 - POB 88 20260 Korcula - Croatia Tel. +385 20 71639=
2 Fax. + 385 20 716 333 E-mail: info@korship.com
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