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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: Jieun <jieunne@novainstrument.com>
Reply-To: isarayyan39@gmail.com
Date: 18 Mar 2020 17:38:43 +0100
Subject: Investment Partnership Proposal
We received your quotation/offer in June through my colleague.
Find attached herewith our Official purchase order (PO.4029530).
Kindly confrim receipt and return with order confirmation and
proforma invoice.
We hope for a good partnership with you.
We can accept 50% prepayment for the order compared to the 100%
required in your quotation.
Waiting for your kind reply.
Best regards,
Jieun
NOVA INSTRUMENT
Jieun Hwang
sales support
NOVA INSTRUMENT
12918, F614 Misacentumbiz Jojung-Daero 45
Hanam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do
KOREA
Tel: 82-(0)31-8028-9836
Fax: 82-(0)31-8028-9837
E-mail: jieun@novainstruments.com
Internet: www.novainstruments.com
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