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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: "jane" <upzgvsjf@cgwupxybf.org>
Reply-To: <zhaotaomao59@163.com>
Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 11:34:47 +0800
Subject: =?GB2312?B?UkU6IFRydXN0ZWQgZ3JlYXNlIHRvb2xzIGFuZCBvaWwgdG9vbHMgc3VwcGxpZXI=?=

Hello dear,

Have a good day!

I am jane from Zhuji Bofit Machinery Co.,LTD. We are grease tools and oil tools manufacturer.

1. We can provide a variety of grease tools and oil tools , and can also be customized according to your requirements.

2.We have more than 20 years of professional experience in this field with good quality and reasonable price.

3. Our products have passed the ISO9000 certification ,cooperated with customers in many countries, we believe we can provide you with better service.

4. We can provide customers with samples for free.

If you want to know more offers, please contact me.

Best wishes,

jane

ZHUJI BOFIT MACHINERY CO.,LTD
Tel.: +86 575 89084387 89070310
Fax: +86 575 81504500
Mobile : +86 13486556100
Whatsapp/Wechat:+86 13486556100
SKYPE : janewang8204

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