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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: "REXCO GLOBAL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY UK" <williamsummersuk@msn.com>
Reply-To: replyrexco1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:01:25 +0000
Subject: PARTERN WITH US IN BUSINESS, REPRESENT US IN YOUR AREA


teknoworld      REXCO GLOBAL IMPORT AND EXPORTCOMPANY 
                          Goods for Import / Export & Freight Fwdg. Svcs.
                                     Units 3A & 3B, Olympic Way,
                                Sefton Business Park, Aintree Liverpool,
                                     L30 1RD, UNITED KINGDOM




ATTN: DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I am William Summers, we are a group of business men who deal on raw materials and export into America/Canada and Japan We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in America/canada as well as making payments through you to us.Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be very glad.

Please contact our procurement officer, Mr Alex Walter for more information.
E-mail : alexwalter_ukexport@yahoo.co.uk OR alexwalter-ukexport@myway.com
Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate the mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative in America/Canada.
Please if you are interested forward the following information to Mr Alex Walter

* Your full name
* Your phone number/fax
* Your full contact addresses
* And a brief discription of yourself and your business.

Very Respectfully,

WILLIAM SUMMERS, PRESIDENT
REXCO GLOBAL IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY

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