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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: "Laquis distribution Global" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sophialaqius@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:02:06 -0700
Subject: RE: Request Commercial We need your product

Hello,

How are you? I am Rosa, a sales manager for Laquis distribution Global .
I contacted you sometime last year, and ever since then we have not been stable for importation.

We run local markets in South American regions and Europe. We need your product and would like to place an order as soon as possible.

Send us your newest catalog and MOQ.

Please let us know your payment terms and delivery time.

waiting for the fastest response.


TKS

Sophia
Laquis distribution Global
Branch: No. 63G-29, C.P 11001

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