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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: "Mr. Tanaka Wong" <tanakawong@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tanaka.wong@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:53:02 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Attorney needed(from Mr. Tanaka Wong).

Shing Shun Engineering Factory Co. Ltd
Address: Flat 22A, Yally Industrial Building,
6 Yip Fat Street, Wong Chuk Hang,
Hong Kong


Tel/Fax: +852 28734438


17-04-2010


Dear Attorney.


I got your profile from the bar association you belong to.


My firm requires the services of an attorney in the North American region
to assist us retrieve payments from defaulting clients and also set up a
branch in that region, kindly advise as to your readiness to work with us
so that I can give you more details.


Best Regards,


Mr. Tanaka Wong
President/CEO
Shing Shun Engineering Factory Co. Ltd

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