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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: GilyanaAmykova <gilyanaamykova@outlook.com>
Date: 13 Jul 2024 15:04:05 -0700
Subject: Product Enquiry/Procurement

Hello,
Warm greetings!
I'm Gilyana Amykova the procurement manager of Corteva Industry SA Headquarters , I contacted your contact through your business platform and it came to my notice that our company will need supplies of your product.
We would love to purchase, and we will need a Minimum quantity(MOQ) for now.
Kindly send us your product list/catalog, payment terms, and delivery time to enable us to process our order.
 
I'm looking forward to your quick reply.

Best regards.
 
 
Mrs. Gilyana Amykova
Procurement Manager
Corteva Industry SA Headquarters
Av. Novelistas 5129
Colonia Jardines Vallarta
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, CP 45027

 


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