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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: officefile <tradingretail00@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marketing@galileuconcursos.com.br
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:26:47 -0800
Subject: Re: Raw Material Purchase
Products Details:
RAW MATERIAL PURCHASE -VESO
Our Company is buying VAPORIZED NEEM-SESAME-NOPID AGRICULTURAL
SPRAY OIL (VASON-1000) in large quantities. Can you handle contract
supply of this products from your country? I can directly introduce
you and your company to my Director for the supply. VAPORIZED NEEM
NOPID AGRICULTURAL SPRAY OIL ((VNNASO-1000)) is a new raw material use
in the of animal medicine production for sub-Saharan Horses and
Ponies. These product is newly formulated by a chemist researcher in
your country, if you are ready to cooperate with me, I will give you
the contact of the dealer in your country, so that you can bridge the
gap between them and our company and have the product supply directly
as a middleman-agent, after we share the profit together. That is my
interest for contacting you. Email or call me for more explanations on
the buying procedures.
I awaits your response to the above discussion. Please include your
phone number and What Sapp numbers.
Sincerely,
Patrick Robert Akonbiah
Ag. Director
Trade Negotiator
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