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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: "jgray001@terra.es" <jgray001@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:08:40 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Hello,


Hello,

YOUR REPRESENTATIVE ASSISTANCE HIGHLY NEEDED.

I am Mr.John Gray,president & ceo export du allied ltd, based in Lagos-Nigeria. Well we are into Manufacturing of Fabrics and Textiles with numerous customers home and abroad, We are searching for reliable and sinscere representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our teeming customers in America/Canada as well as making payments through this representative to us. You will be entittled to 10% of every payment made through you. Please if you are interested in transacting this business with us we will be very glad.

You will be entittled to 10% of every payment made through you.Payments will be made via personal certified checks. We already have few clients based there and I would like to know if you would be interested in our (WORK FROM HOME ) job offer. Please reply to my private E-mail:(infojohngray@sify.com) for more information. Regarding your services as our representative we aiso want to let you know that you will not spend any of your resources in this course of representative offer and if you decide to assist my company you will not be required to travel to anywhere or spend any money. my customers will call you to ascertain your representative status with my company before making any payment through you to my firm.please feel very free to contact me with any question.Please if you are interested forward to us your full Name / contact addresses and your phonenumber , so that we can call you for discussion.

Thanks in anticipation.
Mr John Gray
President





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