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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: Medgulf Construction Company Plc <sales09@email.mailhagro.com >
Reply-To: qingxia_yang1998@outlook.com
Date: 29 Jul 2022 13:35:00 +0200
Subject: RFQ: Medgulf Construction Company Plc- Enquiry about your products

Dear Sir/Ma

We are a Qatar wholesaler, and searching for a manufacturer.Do you ship to Qatar and middle east? Please let me know your MOQ and payment terms.

For this project our company look forward to work with you, in order to meet our client request if are willing and give us your reply so we can send you the full project specifications.

please also include "Qingxia Yang" <qingxia_yang1998@outlook.com> in your Cc when you reply

Awaiting your reply.

--Qingxia YangBusiness Development Manager P.O. Box-20795, First Floor, Al Kaabi Building (94),Madinat Kalifa Street (960), Madinat Khalifa- North (Zone-32)QATAR. Email:  qingxia_yang1998@outlook.com

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