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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: "Mary N.S" <s.mujtaba@acarabia.com>
Reply-To: huckp91@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 05:38:22 +0300
Subject: URGENT REQUIREMENT
Good day!
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Kindly give us your best quote for the item below. Please consider this as=
an URGENT REQUIREMENT and response within 24 hours.
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Closing Date for Submission: 08/29/2016
END USER: DEWA (Dubai Electricity )
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Note:
Make sure you replied with the RFQ NUMBER provided to you.
When sending your offer please make sure that you mention the Brand & O=
rigin.
Kindly send us separate quote with & without the shipping cost if appli=
cable.
Please provide us the total weight and dimension of the material (FOR =
OUTSIDE UAE).
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UNAMID P5+6 Order PO 5687 Required Loading on 29.09.16 =
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Thanks!
Best Regards =
Mary N.S
Sales Department
Universe Middle East General Trading LLC
P.O. Box: 235545/Tel: +971 4 2630773/Fax: +971 4 2551833/Mobile No.: +971=
562187817
Skype I.D : maryume22
E-mail: sales2@universemiddleeast.com /Web: www.universemiddleeast.com
Dubai-United Arab Emirates
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