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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: "John Huang" <wxxxa@bdl.info>
Reply-To: <xingdui369@163.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 01:58:05 +0800
Subject: =?GB2312?B?UmU6IHdpcmUgaGFybmVzcyBpcyBiZWxvdyB0aGUgaW5kdXN0cnkgcHJpY2U=?=

Dear director,
We are specialized in wire harnesses since 1999, and is certified by IATF 16949, ISO9001, UL for wiring and cable.

We are ok to provide cable assemblies design assistance, rapid in-house prototyping(CAD, SOLIDWORK), manufacturing engineering, tool making.

Also accept flexible Qty.

Our average delivery time is very advantageous, and the price is lower than 1/5 of the industry average.

More details,pls contact us!

John

+86 13790238080 ( Whatsapp & Wechat )

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