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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "SEIKA CORPORATION" <seikacorporation@msn.com>
Reply-To: seikacorporation@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:19:41 +0000
Subject: BE OUR REPRESENTATIVE OFFICER IN YOUR COUNTRY

 
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                 3-1,Marunouchi 3-chome,Chiyoda-ku,
                   P.O.Box: 100-0005 Tokyo Japan 
                      Email:
seikacorporation@msn.com
 
Dear Sir/Madam,
         I Mr. Chul Kim Young information officer SEIKA CORPORATION Tokyo bring to your notification.

You have been chosen to represent our company,to help establish a medium of getting to our customers in your country and evirons (Europe and America) and as well as making payments through you for the company as our Resentative Officer of the company in your country .
 
SEIKA CORPORATION deals with import & exports of all kind of Electronics goods and services.Most of our customer pay out in cheques for their purchase order, and we do not have an account in your country that will clear this money for the company.

It is due to this fact, that we seek your assistance to stand as our representative officer in your country to help clear this cheque, for we have some out-standing payment that need to be clear now.

Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we can pay for your services as our representative OR receive 10% of whatever amount you clear for the company.

To facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, do send us promptly by email a brief description of youself.
 
For more information, visit the company website located at http://www.seika.com OR send us email through:
Email: seikacorporation@yahoo.de
 

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