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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: "Mr Xiao Jun" <xiao.jun@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: xiaojun_6267@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 01:15:57 +0000
Subject: Representative Needed

Representative Needed
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Xiao Jun, managing director of HUAMAO ARTS AND CRAFTS
Import/Export Corp.(HMARTS) we are a group of business men who deal on
Art and Craft and export into the Canada/America and Europe,
Asia, Australia.

We are searching for representatives who can help us establish a medium
of getting to our customers in the Canada/America and Europe, Asia,
Australia as well as making payments through you to us. Please if you are
interested in transacting business with us we will be very glad.
Please contact us for more information. 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 Asia,
Australia and Europe Please if you are interested forward to us your phone
number/fax and your full contact addresses, to the following Email
address:

HUAMAO ARTS AND CRAFTS
55 An Suing East 9th Street,
Taichung, China

Thanks In advance
Managing Director,
Mr. Xiao Jun.
For further enquiries: xiaojun_6267@yahoo.com


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