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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: "Goltens Dubai Trading LLC" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dixion.tony@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 15:52:53 -0700
Subject: Re: First Payment
Thanks for your mail.
I have resend the documents as discussed last week.
Kindly sign and stamp where necessary and send back to us to enable us make payments as scheduled.
Check the area marked with RED.
Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.
Regards
Ali Mansoori
(Imports Manager)
Goltens Dubai Trading LLC
Dubai Maritime City
Ship Docking Yard
PO Box 2811
Dubai, UAE
Goltens Co. Ltd. Dubai Branch
Phone: +971 4 4376525
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