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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.
- salewintechindustriesllc@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Mrs. Reshma Um-Kalthum" <purchase1@zaratradeinc.ga>
Reply-To: salewintechindustriesllc@aol.com
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 11:23:50 -0700
Subject: LIST REQUEST
Dear Sir, We are the Wintech Industries LLC COMPANY based in OMAN and we ar=
e interested in purchasing your product for the year business. We would gre=
atly appreciate receiving any information, brochures and the current prices=
lists of your products while we may have to learn more about it. We thank =
you in advance and look forward to receiving the materials from you. Thanks=
& Regards Mrs. Reshma Um-Kalthum. Marketing & Procurement Wintech Industri=
es LLC PO Box 261 PC 118, Sultanate of Oman Muscat Qurum Area, Opposite to =
Qurum City Centre OMAN. Tel.No. : + 968 - 2457 3101 Fax No.: + 968 - 2457 3=
100 Email: salewintechindustriesllc@aol.com Office Hours: Sunday - Thursday=
7:30AM - 4:00PM GMT +4 P please consider the environment and only print th=
is email if you really need to.Thank you.
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