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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 message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
Fraud email example:
From: Chief Obi Fabian <fablinksnigerialtd@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:51:22 +0100
Subject: we need these goods urgently
Good day sir,
please i want to purchase some goods from you.we need those goods urgently to complete a big order of the contract we are executing.
kindly check the list of the products we need and get back to us urgently so we can pay you and have the goods sent to us immediately.
Please check the attached for the list of the items we need, include the prices for the goods to enable us know the amount,so you can issue us an invoice for us to pay.
Waiting for your reply.
Obi fablinks Nigeria limited
+2348105683320
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