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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: accounts@danatalkhaleej.ae
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 06:42:06 -0500
Subject: RECONFIRM BANK DETAILS


DEAR SIR

Please kindly re-confirm the attached banking details we recieved from
our customer to proceed with 30% deposit payment in your favour today.

NOTE: Current USD echange rate will be duly applied.

Awaits your urgent confirmation to proceed further.

Best regards,

Joseph Wu

??????? ????

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74553???????????49-9?

No.49-9,Xinji,Anding Dist,Tainan City(74553) Taiwan,Republic of China

TEL:06-593-8999#206

FAX:06-593-7777

Mail:wumc@eximbank.com.tw

Web: http://www.eximbank.com.tw

The Export-Import Bank of the R.O.C.

Tainan Branch

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