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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: "Ameropa Commodities" <info@voxtrazing.ml>
Reply-To: commercial.desk@aol.com
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:37:35 +0300
Subject: Request For Quotation!!!


Dear Sir/Madam
I am Johan Vermaak, Purchasing Manager for AMEROPA COMMODITIES (PTY) LTD. =
we are interested to know more about your products and prizes as soon as po=
ssible.
Looking forward to your response.
Best Regards
Johan Vermaak
Purchasing Manager
Ameropa Commodities (Pty) Ltd.
2nd floor,Hodari Building
53 Richefond Circle
Ridgeside Office Park
Umhlanga Rocks
ZA-4319 Durban
phone +27 31 593 2258
www.ameropa.com
commercial.desk@aol.com

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