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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 uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "New Order No. PT. 400814" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <http://maxfiles.honor.es/Weblogins.html>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:19:46 -0700
Subject: NEW ORDER NO. PT. 400814
Hello,
How are you today?
we saw your company's product on the internet and my company is interested to buy some of your products,could you please quote us the best prices with FOB port and FOB airport.
To view the product samples kindly login with your email address
because our company has added your email address to our own company
email data base for security reasons.
View our order specifications:
http://maxfiles.honor.es/Weblogins.html
My company have an annual investment of (12 Million Euros) every year
on import & export from CHINA and we intend to increase our import
limit as time goes on.
Please review the samples and send us the PI to enable us make deposit
payment for you to start this order production.
Thanks.
Stefan Dulgerov
Purchase Manager
PT Gozco Plantations Tbk
Graha Permata Pancoran Building
Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu 32C/10
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