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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: Linkedln <info@vasginc.online>
Date: 06 Dec 2018 20:26:36 +0100
Subject: [Linkedin Notification] Mr. Jason Liu from Taiwan sent you a message

LinkedIn



Jason Liu from Taiwan would like to stay in touch on LinkedIn.



Abbir Rahaj

Mr. Jason Liu

YEUHUANG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Yonghe District, Taiwan


Dear info@cannabislegal.de,

We need your company product details, prices, catalog with good prices and your payment terms.

Can goods be shipped before December 10th once order is placed?

Looking forward to your early feedback.


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