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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: "DAVE COLLINS OBI (SALES MANAGER)" <demayortrading@email.cz> (may be fake)
Reply-To: autoventuresltd2@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 05:58:09 +0100
Subject: DE MAYOR TRADING CO LTD

DAVE COLLINS OBI (SALES MANAGER)
DE MAYOR TRADING CO LTD
EMAIL: demayortrading@email.cz
autoventuresltd2@yahoo.ca


Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation. We are experts in the sale of raw materials and Medical Equipment.

We export into the Canada/America and some parts in Europe. We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our costumers in the Canada/America/Europe as well as making payments through these representatives to us.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping us, so that our clients could make payment to you
being our representative, we will be very glad and Compensations will be given and other benefits.

Contact us for more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you stating your full name and phone or fax number so that more details about this proposal shall be send to you.

Please get back to us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for your services as our representative in Canada/America/Europe as your location shall determine, do kindly get back to us via my private email: autoventuresltd2@yahoo.ca

We anticipate your earliest response in this regard,

Thanks,

COLLINS OBI DAVE



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