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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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Fraud email example:

From: management2 <frn_world@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: 13 Feb 2005 21:53:51 -0000
Subject: REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED FOR OUR PRODUCTS





Mr. Okakura Sawao
Shipro Kasei Kaisha, Ltd,
North 7 West 4, Sapporo,
Hokkaido 060-8628,
Japan.
Tel/Fax: +81-344964662
Emails:okakurasawao@asiamail.com;
okakura_sawao@myway.com


Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Okakura Sawao ,Managing Director of

Japan Shipro Kasei Kaisha, Ltd.
We are a company who
dealS on UV Absorbers, Antioxidants, Corrosion

Inhibitors and Plastics. We
export into The United
States, Canada and parts of Europe.

We are searching for competent representatives

who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our
costumers in the USA, Canada and Europe as well

as making payments through
you to us.

Please if you are interested in transacting

business with us we will be glad
and would be willing to give a
good percentage for this. Please contact us for

more information on the
above email,Subject to your
satisfaction you will be given the opportunity

to negotiate your mode of
which we will pay for your
services as our representative.

Please if you are interested forward to us your

contact information.

Thanks in advance


Mr.Okakura Sawao

managing Director








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