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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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Fraud email example:

From: mrwoo@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 05:03:00 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Expect=20to=20hear=20from=20you?=

FROM THE DESK OF,
Mr. woo lee pang
44 Houhaibeiyan, Xicheng Qu,
Beijing China.

Dear Sir,

I am woo lee pang an Executive Director Projects, of the MINISTRY OF
HEALTH CHINA. Through my search in the internet ,I got your email
address and after due verication with my colleagues,I decided to
forward to
you this business proposal in anticipation that you may be in position
to assist/handle this business with me.

We want a reliable person, who could assist us in receiving funds
resulted from over invoiced bills from contracts awarded under the
budget
allocation for MINISTRY OF HEALTH.These bills had been approved for
payment by the concernd ministry.The contracts had been
executed,commissioned and the contractors had been paid their actual
contractual sums.What
we are about to receive now is a kick back from the contractors and
Under the protocol division as civil servants, we are forbiden to
operate
or own foreign accounts,this is why am soliciting your assistance in
this manner.

On our part, all modalities had been worked out in ensuring a smooth
transaction .All I want from you is your mailing address and the name
that you want the cheques to be issued on. As soon as you indicate your

interest, further instructions will be passed on to you on the
procedure
that we will follow in accomplishing this deal.

On accomplishment of this deal you will be entitled to 10% of the total

sum.Note,there will be no financial obligation required from you and
this transaction is 100% risk free.

If this proposal is accepted by you, kindly reach me immediately via
e-mail: furnishing me with your
confidential
and
telephone numbers.

Expect to hear from you.

Best regards
Mr. woo lee pang





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