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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: Made-in-China.com <liana@spectrumworldwide.com.sg>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:47:56 +0100
Subject: Notification: Business Message from Tina Hu

Notification: Business Message from Tina Hu
Mail Notification --- Made-in-China.com
Dear Sir/Ma ,

Made-in-China.com would like to let you know that you have just received a new business message which is saved in the Message Centre of your member home (Virtual Office) within the next 1 year. We suggest you sign in with your Member ID to view or reply the message. For your convenience, a copy of this message is also provided below.

Message Details

Message Subject Re: Inquiry
Message Content Good day,

This is Tina from Ningbo Cai HK Ltd.

We are interested in your product. Please send me your quotation with the below information: Price list, Delivery time, Payment Method, Delivery cost and will like to confirm the Shipping price to Brazil

I wait for your reply.

Regards,
Tina Hu

Message Basics and Contact Details

Message code TMxaSEqCqLax
Date & time sent 2018-09-18 06:15:13 (GMT+08:00) Ningbo, China
Sender Tina Hu
Company Ningbo Cai HK ltd.
Email To view the email address, please sign in your account.
(NOTE: Please login your Virtual Office to reply the message but DO NOT REPLY to en_notification@made-in-china.com)
Telephone 86-1678-10838109
Fax
Country/Region China (Mainland)
Homepage http://www.made-in-china.com/traderoom/UK981073813006
Sender's IP Address 129.120.*.*
Sender's IP Location China (Mainland)

Reply Now!

Note:
1) Sender's IP information is for reference only, but NOT guaranteed or verified by Made-in-China.com;
2) Send us complaint if you are receiving unsolicited messages (SPAM and/or Duplicate Messages), threatening or harassing messages, suspicious messages about fee advance or money transfer ... etc.

* This notification service is provided by http://www.made-in-china.com *

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