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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: "Comets - Tech UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cometstech.lmtd@live.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:52:45 +0200
Subject: ORDER 2 Pcs Get 1 FREE: BRAND NEW APPLE i-PHONE 4G/ i-PADS/i-MAC

COMETS TECH UK is An Authorized and Registered Company with APPLE INC,We are offering APPLE i-PHONE AND i-PADS PC, BRAND NEW AND UNLOCKED,Factory Sealed Boxes,complete Accessories and 1 year Manufacturer’s Warranty
and Guaranteed to work with all GSM Carrier Worldwide.


http://www.apple.com/iphone/
APPLE i-PHONE 4G 32GB = $400


http://www.apple.com/imac/
Apple iMac 27" 2.8 Quad Core i7 8GB = $1200
Apple iMac 21" 2.8 Quad Core i7 8GB = $950
free shipping worldwide


http://www.apple.com/ipad/
APPLE i-PADS PC 16GB/3G with WiFi = $450
APPLE i-PADS PC 32GB/3G with WiFi = $550
APPLE i-PADS PC 64GB/3G with WiFi = $650
free shipping worldwide


ORDER 2 Pcs Get 1 FREE

ALL OUR APPLE i-PADS/i-MAC ARE ORIGINAL FROM APPLE INC USA AND THE i-PHONES ARE 4G UNLOCK,OPEN TO ALL NETWORK WORLDWIDE..



We ship worldwide via FEDEX,UPS and DHL in 3/4 days.

FOR MORE ENQUIRIES AND FAST RESPONSE PLEASE EMAIL US

Comets-Tech Lmtd (UK)
Dominion Court,41 Station Road,
Solihull,Birmingham B91 3RT, UK




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