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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- 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.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- u.blicke.transtech@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Ulf Blicke"<wjehaingir@gmail.com>
Reply-To: u.blicke.transtech@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2018 20:35:37 +0100
Subject: Re: FLOWSERVE
Good Morning,
Please confirm if the prices of the attached products are still same as yo=
u quoted in June 2018. We are sorry for the long delay, it was because we a=
re waiting for confirmation from our client.
Also our client is asking for 10% discount.
Please mention the following in your reply:
1. Payment Terms =
2. Lead Time
3. Country of Origin
4. Availability of items
5. Warranty or guarantee (if any)
We wait for your urgent respond
Best regards,
Ulf Blicke
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TRANS TECH HANDELS-GmbH
Ausser der Schleifmuehle 37
D-28203 Bremen / Germany
Tel : +49 421 337 8557
Fax : +49 421 337 9951
eMail: u.blicke.transtech@gmail.com
Website: www.tth-trading.com
CEO: Ute Pahmeyer- Dudenh=F6fer
Local court Bremen: HRB 12566
VAT-No.: DE-114433985 / Tax-No.: 60/132/03154
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