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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: "Mrs. Mary Zou" <huaoumarryzou@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:44:05 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Business Relationship

Hello:

I am Nora Lee ,a staff of Yancheng Huaou Industry company .I will be very glad to hear from you . I own your name and address from trade fair magazine.

We specialized in manufacturing APPLE THE LATEST 3G IPHONE for about 50 years ,and we can supply very good quality APPLE THE LATEST 3G IPHONE and so on .You said you have some interest in APPLE THE LATEST 3G IPHONE，could you please give us a specific enquiry of APPLE THE LATEST 3G IPHONE, and quantity you want to purchase for your order,we will try our best to meet your demand and give you the best quotation .In our trade with merchants of various countries,we always adhere to the principle of equality and mutual benefit. It is our hope to promote,by joint efforts,both trade and friendship to our mutual advantage.We look forward to receiving your enquiries soon.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Mary Zou



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