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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:
- 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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Lee Shun" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kazoukaspanagiotis147@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 01:06:20 +0800
Subject: Resend Cif / Fob Price
Dear Sir .
Thanks for your mail reply noted,we are buying the Selected products for some clients and after review of your companys prices with our clients here
we have come up with a demand of the selected which you will see the detailed selected Items on the attached file.
Thanks for your kind understanding as we believe to build a profitable and long-lasting business relationship with your company.
We are waiting for your final FOB/ CIF best price of the attached selected products.
Thanks
Lee Shun
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