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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: "Mr.Abdulmajid Mahtab" <abdulmajidmahtab@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdulmajidmahtab@mail.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 03:02:48 +0600 (BTT)
Subject: Hello




Dear friend,

My name is Mr.Abdulmajid Mahtab,am the operational manager of an Agro
company,we specialize in different types of Agro product such as Vegetables,
Edible oils,Essential oils,Flowers,Dry fruits and nuts,Fertilizers,Fodders,
Aromatic plants,Agricultural machinery and
equipments,Cereals and pulses,Seeds and other types of Agro products.

We can supply to any country around the globe.I am contacting you because
we are looking for more customers around the world.so please let me know
if you are interested in any of our products.Your wish is ours to obey and
we serve our customers better.

Regards,

Mr.Abdulmajid Mahtab.

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