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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: Julia Enrique <info@emailsend77.com>
Reply-To: allen@im-expt.com
Date: 19 May 2024 12:40:36 -0700
Subject: Purchase Order

Warm greetings!

This is Julia, I represent TBS TRADE d.o.o., located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We find your company's history captivating, as we are confident about the quality of your products, hence we request for your current product catalogue to help us make a better review.

Kindly find in the attached our products of interest and give us in detail what it would cost to ship to the aforementioned destination, We await for your advise if need any information.


My Kindest Regard,

Julia Enrique
Head of Sales Department, 
TBS TRADE d.o.o.
Address:
   Highway A no. 222, Maline
75 270 Živinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Email
:  allen@im-expt.com
Tele : + 387(0)35474169
Website:  https://tbstrade.ba/ 

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