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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: "Hsing Ning Industrial Company Ltd" <hntcoffice1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hntccompany@asia.com
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:46:17 +0100
Subject: Hsing Ning Industrial Company Ltd...Urgently Requires Your Services

Dear sir/madam,

I am Mr. Frank Chou (Regional Manager) of Hsing Ning Industrial Company Ltd. We are manufactures in Fuel & Water Separating Series Servo, Power Shift Series, Air Dryer Series, Air Brake Valve Series, Air Compressor Series, Water Pipe Series. we export into Canada,America this products. We are searching for a reliable representatives who can help us establish a medium to recover debts owing us in this regions. As well as taking care of our transactions over there. Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be very glad.

Please if you are interested forward to us your:
FULL NAMES:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
YOUR COMPANY NAME IF ANY:
PRESENT OCCUPATION
AGE
MOBILE PHONE:
OFFICE TEL:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:

Thanks,
Mr. Frank Chou
Hsing Ning Industrial Company Ltd

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