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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: "radwas@almasarlibya.com"<admin@dealer.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 00:51:16 +0100
Subject: RE: swifts copy for PI 20290573


Good day!
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Please find attached the swifts copy of the TT=2019s for the balance we se=
nt for PI 20290573, total both TT=2019s USD 300,000.00 value date is Jan 1=
1th
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The rest of the balance once we have the swift copy of the money we will s=
end you we only got these swifts, please confirm the receipt.
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Please also confirm the ETD of the goods.
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Best Regards,

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Bassem AhmedSales Assistant

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Cairo Office

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HANKOOK TIRE CO.,LTD.

5 Waadi El Nile St., El Maadi, Cairo

Tel : +20-2-2750-7136/38/39
Mobile : +20-100-650-9574

E-Mail : radwas@almasarlibya.com

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