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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: Gapson Company Ltd <info.krosno@bwigroup.com>
Reply-To: lgapsoncompany@gmail.com
Date: 03 Oct 2022 17:52:26 +0200
Subject: NEW ORDER!!
Dear client,
Greetings from here. I received your company's mailing contact
while sourcing for reliable suppliers and I am writing to bring
to your notice that I seek for manufacturers, wholesalers and
suppliers who would be interested in supplying their products to
us at competitive prices.
I represent an Import and Export company interested in doing
business with you.
Be kind to send me the below information.
- Current Catalog / Product List.
- Company profile if any.
- Your price list in FOB.
Kindly include any information that will help me learn more about
your products. In your reply let us know if you have a sales
outlet in West Africa (Ghana precisely) or any agent so as to
deal directly with them, if none, we will transact with you
directly and conclude the order.
We are sincerely looking forward to working with you.
Best Regards,
(Gapson Company Ltd)
David Kodjo
WATSAP +233 26 376 88 58
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