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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: "Brick City Motors" <brick.city_motors@post.com>
Reply-To: miguelbrick.citymotor@auctioneer.net
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2015 01:45:57 +0300
Subject: Re: Pre-owned Cars for Sales!

GOOD DAY SIR,
WELCOME YOU TO BRICK CITY MOTORS. WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF VEHICLES TO CHOOSE FROM THAT MATCH YOUR EVERYDAY LIFESTYLE, EVEN GREAT VEHICLES UNDER $10,000.00 USD AND WE ARE HERE TO WORK WITH YOU!

WE EXPORT BOTH AMERICAN CARS AND JAPANESE CARS SUCH AS TOYOTA LAND CRUISER, PRADO JEEP, DOUBLE CABIN TOYOTA HILUX PICK-UP TRUCK, TOYOTA CAMRY, MERCEDES BENZ AND OF SUCH DIFFERENT MADE OF CARS AND TRUCKS.

WE EXPORT VEHICLES TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE EXTENSIVE STOCKS OF AMERICAN CARS AND JAPANESE CARS WHICH SATISFY YOUR NEED. WE GUARANTEE GOOD CONDTION, GOOD PRICE AND QUICK SERVICE DELIVERY.

CONTACT US TODAY IF HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.


Yours Sincerely,
MIGUEL - Sales Manager
Phone: +1 (317) 586-8789
Brick City Motors
346 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104

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