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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: "MRS.PUINIS SINOGOMEN" <pui_sinogem12005@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:22:34 +0000
Subject: WORK FOR US.


Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mrs.Puinis Sinogomen,secretary ROBERTS PRODUCE COMPANY. We are a group of business men and women who deal on Agro industrial raw materials .We export into the Canada/America,Asia and Europe.We have won various small exports contract at one time or the other, recently we were (engaged) contracted to supply cocoa, and dried natural rubber to tire manufacturing companies in Peru, US and Europe, which was successfully done.
However, in as much as we are able to successfully carry out these supplies, we experience difficulty remitting our proceeds from the sale of these products home.This is due to the fact that the fiscal policy in my country is very stringent and not favorable.However,small firms like our company would be allowed after one year of operation,to open and operate a domiciliary account in foreign currencies abroad through which we would have been able to remit our proceeds home.
We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our customers in the Canada/America and Europe as well as making payments through you to us.Please if you or your company is interested in becoming our representative we will be glad.
 We hope you/your company can be of assistance to our company. We are very much aware of various scams going on all over, and as such we are assuring you that at no time you will be required to pay or transfer funds that you have not received from our customers to us. We are sincerely a legitimate entrepreneur seeking for a trustworthy foreign partner.
 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 in Canada/America and Europe.This commission will not be a loss to us instead we hope to incorporate these costs in our future charges to our prospective customers overseas.
 Please if you are interested forward to us you informations below via our email robertsproducecompany2003@yahoo.com for more information
YOUR FULL NAME:
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS: 
PHONE:
FAX:
Thanks In advance.
MRS.PUINIS SINOGOMEN
Secretary,
Roberts Produce Company
107 Induatrial layout,
Ihumudumu Ekpoma
Benin,Nigeria
Tele/fax:+2345598311

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