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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.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- 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.
- globaltradingconsultingcomltd@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: "Global Trading & Consulting Company Ltd" <albakemventuresltd@gmail.com>
Reply-To: globaltradingconsultingcomltd@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2021 20:54:07 -0700
Subject: Your products is needed for tender bidding
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Global Trading & Consulting Company Ltd is a registered and
privately-owned Company in Dubai; We are a Licensed government
accredited agent to Dubai National Tenders And Procurement Board
(DNTPB).
We are looking for a capable company to handle the supply of your
needed products under a bidding process in Dubai.
Your products line is highly needed by our company through a
competitive bid and i would like to make a preliminary
presentation/introduction of your products to the government Agency.
if you are interested to participate in this project, Kindly send us,
your products details such as products range and specifications, price
list/Catalog, monthly production capacity and method of payment.
This is to enable us evaluate your offer and get back to you as soon
as possible.
We will provide you with more information as soon as you declare an interest.
Also let us know if you have a sales point or sales representatives in Dubai.
Kindly reply us as soon as possible to enable us to start business
with your company.
This is very urgent and we need your reply within 2 working days so we
can make our order.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.
NB: Please write us directly to my email address for more information:
globaltradingconsultingcomltd@gmail.com
We look forward to work with your company.
Best Regards.
Abdulrahman AlAujan A
Global Trading & Consulting Company Ltd
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