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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: "Burhanuddin Zoeb" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <burhanuddinzoeb@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:12:08 +0100
Subject: Enquiry ref no. 6b207c46

Dear Supplier,





I will like to place an urgent order in your company, on behalf of my company if I am contacting the right source, please get back to me so we can talk on our exact need.

I would appreciate your early reply and Please send all details to our Registered email only burhan@almullgrovp.com.



Please do not hesitate to contact us for further clarifications



Thanks and Regards





Burhanuddin Zoeb | Corporate Supervisor

Al Mulla Travel Bureau

P.O.Box 178 Safat 13002 Kuwait.

Tel: 22437333 / 22424220 | Fax: 22445466

Call Center: 6-901-901-6

Visa Services: 6-901-901-5

Corporate Travel: 6-901-901-7

Corporate Sales : 6-901-901-8

Email: burhan@almullagrovp.com

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