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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: "Peters Adolf" <angel@cosmonova.net.ua>
Reply-To: metro-purchase@ucfollows.co.za
Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 20:04:11 +0300
Subject: RE: Product inquiry / order
Dear Supplier,
My Name is ADOLF PETERS,am very interested in your product which i find in
your website in global market Having gone through your listed products, we
offer great interest to do a purchase agreement with your company.
Please get back to us with the following information please Quote. 1.
Prices FOB 2. Payment terms 3. Delivery Period 4. MOQ 5.Specified delivery
date assuming from the Date of Order.
Please your quick reply will be highly appreciated.
METRO AG GROUP
Corporate Communications
Metro-Strasse 1
40235 D?sseldorf
Germany.
ADOLF PETERS
http://www.metrogroup.de/
Phone: +49 211 6886-0
E-mail:metro-purchase@ucfollows.co.za
E-mail.:adolfpeters@metrogroup.de
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