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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.CRISTIAN HULK" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:36:38 +0530
Subject: LOCAL BUSINESS AGENT NEEDED?

DEAR SIR/MADAM PLEASE READ EVERY CONTENT BELOW CAREFULLY. I`M AN ADVANCE MAN, I AM WORKING WITH A BUSINESS CONSULTANT COMPANY BASED IN ENGLAND,I HAVE A BUSINESS CONTACT OF A WRIST WATCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN WESTERN EUROPEAN MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANY BASED IN U.S.A, BELGIUM AND NETHERLANDS. THIS COMPANY PROCURES MOST OF THEIR RAW MATERIALS FROM YOUR COUNTRY, SINCE THE PAST SOME YRS.I GOT YOUR EMAIL CONTACT TROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE INDIAN WEB. I WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH AN INDIAN BUSINESSMAN IN A CITY CALLED SURAT IN INDIA,WE HAVE BEEN SUPPLYING SOME INDUSTRIAL RAW MATERIALS TO THE COMPANY , SINCE THE PAST SOME YEARS AGO, MY PROPOSAL; I AM LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE BUSINESSMAN THAT UNDERSTANDS THE LOCAL LANGUAGE AND BUSINESS TERMS WHO WILL ASSIST ME CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER OF THESE PRODUCT IN INDIA AND ALSO PLAY THE FULL ROLE OF MY LATE PARTNER TO ENABLE ME NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF THE SUPPLY WITH THEM. THIS PROPOSAL IS RISK FREE AND WILL BE ANOTHER INCOME GENERATING BUSINESS BESIDES YOUR SPECIALIZATION. THIS COMPANY PAYS IN CASH IMMEDIATELY THEY VERIFY THE SAMPLE AND BULK PURCHASE OF THE NATURAL SPINEL GEMSTONE SPECIFIC GRAVITY IS 3.4-4.1, I AM URGENTLY LOOKING FOR A RELIABLE AND A CAPABLE PERSON WHO CAN INVEST WITH ME IN PURCHASING THIS MATERIAL WITH ME TO SUPPLY FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS OF THIS PROPOSALS THE MOMENT I HEAR FROM YOU, BEST REGARDS, MR.CRISTIAN HULK TELL:0044- OFFICE ADDRESS PRINCESS STREET

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