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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: Claudia Peruffo <claudia.peruffo77@outlook.com>
Date: 31 May 2024 07:55:01 -0700
Subject: Re: NEW PO

Hello

Good Morning,

We are interested in your products and would like to place an order on some of your products if you offer us fare prices.

Kindly send in your updated Catalog/Price list for review. If you are not the right person, it'd be much appreciated for you to transfer our email to your sales/export department.

Notice: If after 4 working days no reply from us kindly reply to the email below for urgent reply.

Thanks,

Ms. Claudia Peruffo

claudia.peruffo77@outlook.com

 

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