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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: "Hyun woo" <knowledgetree@svswift.de>
Reply-To: hyunwoo.sales@zohomail.com
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 01:38:24 -0800
Subject: Products Enquiry
Hello dear, =
My Name is Hyun woo from Alfagroup Russia, We are sourcing for new supplie=
rs from your location and we came across your website so we decided to cont=
act you. Please let me know if you do accept new orders and I will forward =
our PO immediately to place an order. Await your soonest response. Thank yo=
u. =
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Tel.: +7 (495) 787-00-7
Fax: +7 (495) 792-52-35 Mr Hyun woo ,
Sales & Purchasing Manager Company registration number: 233462
VAT number: 232457280 www.alfagroup.org/about-us
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