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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: DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES <recruitment@daicel.co.jp>
Reply-To: hongfisherie.coltd@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:38:12 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Company Representative Needed in UAE

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DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
 
http://www.daicel.co.jp/
 
Mainichi Intecio.,4-5,Umeda 3-chome,Kita-ku,Osaka,Japan.
 
SOLICITING FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN UAE.
 
I represent the above named Company based in Japan. We manufacture, supply and export Pharmaceutics, Agricultural, Textile and Chemical Engineering Products for world trade.
 
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in United Arab Emirates as well as making payments through you to us.
 
In view of this you are expected to relate directly with me as the company representative since I have been mandated to contact you and give them frequent update about our activities. We do not currently have payment officers in United Arab Emirates, so reaching out to our debtors have not being easy. It is upon this note that we seek your assistance to stand as our representative in United Arab Emirates.
 
Also, as our representative, you will receive 10% of any amount you receive for our company,
 
To facilitate this transaction if you deem you would be able to undertake this task for the company, I would want you to submit to us the following information which includes:
 
    * Name:
 
    * Address:
 
    * City:
 
    * Country of origin:
 
    * Telephone Number:
 
    * Age:
 
  
 
If interested and applicable for offer, do contact the African regional manager with the following above details.
 
 
 
Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you.
 
Very Respectfully,
 
Eng. Hong X,
 
hongfisherie.coltd@yahoo.com.hk
 
(Africa Marketing Agent).
 

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