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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: majidmohammed2@hotmail.com
Date: 31 Dec 2019 03:56:44 -0800
Subject: URGENT INQUIRY FOR NEW ORDER

Hello sir,

Good day,I am  Majid from DYNAMIC TRADING LTD HONG KONG.we got your contact while perusing through my extensive research on my various sources.This is just a preliminary inquiry.
Please kindly send me your company's latest CATALOG,MOQ, PAYMENT TERMS , DELIVERY TERMS, AND Estimated time of Delivery <ETD> . if you can explain about your mode of operations too i would appreciate,
If you have some pictures, Please kindly send to us so that we can view,we can also exchange sample documents to facilitate if there is need.

Port Of Destination: Jeddah – Saudi Arabia.

Hope to have a good business relationship with your firm.

Best Regards,
MAJID.

General Marketing Manager,
DYNAMIC TRADING
Specialized Manufacturing Trading and Consulting Co. S.A.L. (Offshore) S.T.C Nour Al Hayat Bldg., 11th Floor, 60 Verdun Street, Jeddah – Saudi Arabia.
16160 SW 108 Ct, Tahran, Saudi Arabia.
Fax: (966) 13-374-3992.
hotmail: majidmohammed2@hotmail.com.

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