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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.
- 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.
- +448712374464 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- info.litmuspharmaceutical@mail.com (Mail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Litmus Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Reply-To: <info.litmuspharmaceutical@mail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:30:31 +0530
Subject: My Name is Mrs. Latifah Patricks
Litmus Pharmaceuticals Ltd
85 King William St, London EC4N 7BL,
United Kingdom.
Tel: +448712374464
My name is Mrs. Latifah Patricks. I am the purchasing manager of Litmus pharmaceutical company UK.
My company is in urgent need of KHAIR BITTER SEED. This seed is used for production of diabetes medicine, hormone enhancement and treatment of Parkinson disease.
I need a very honest and reliable person from India who can partner with me for the supply of this SEED from India.
This bitter seed can be found in the Ranthambore National Park in India as you can check this website for reference purpose: http://www.ecoindia.com/flora/trees/
Immediately I receive your positive response, I will give you more details about the business and I shall immediately send you the contacts of the local sellers of this seed so that you can contact them for purchase and then watch the big profit roll into your account.
This Business is100% risk free. It’s a matter of Buy and Sell.
For any queries or questions, please kindly send a mail to me at
Email: info.litmuspharmaceutical@mail.com
Phone: +448712374464
NB: this is just business proposal. You can accept it or reject it. The choice is yours.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Latifah Patricks
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