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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: "3Gs iPHONE SALES ADVERT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iphonesales2010@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:45:40 -0800
Subject: FACTORY UNLOCKED 3Gs 32GB APPLE IPHONE @ $400 USD!!! BUY 2 UNITS GET 1 FREE

APPLE iPHONE SALES ADVERT!!!

NEW UNLOCKED 3Gs 32GB APPLE iPHONE (BUY 2 UNITS GET 1 UNIT FREE).


THE LATEST APPLE iPHONE 3Gs 32GB UNLOCKED WITH COMPLETE ACCESSORIES,
NEVER USED, COMES ALONG WITH 12 MONTHS INTERNATIONAL WARRANTY. SIM FREE
WORKS WITH ALL NETWORKS. BUY 2 UNITS GET 1 UNIT FREE.

UNIT PRICE:

NEW APPLE iPHONE 3Gs 32GB:.................$400

SHIPMENT:................................$50

SHIPPING TYPE:............................FEDEX EXPRESS.


PACKAGE CONTENT:

# IPhone 3GS
# Stereo headset with mic
# USB power adapter
# Dock connector to USB cable
# Documentation
# Cleaning/polishing cloth
SIM eject tool

THE iPHONE WARRANTY:

iPhone comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support. In
addition, your iPhone, its rechargeable battery, and all included
accessories are covered against defects for a full year from the
purchase date by a limited hardware warranty.

FOR MORE INQUIRY CONTACT:

THE APPLE AGENCY LIMITED WAREHOUSE:
4 skipping dale business park Exmore Avenue,
Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire,
DN15 8NJ.

Email: iphonesales2010@gmail.com
Phone: +447011153226

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