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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: sirjamesbarry <sirjamesbarry@excite.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:42:44 -0700
Subject: WE NEED YOU!


AGRIGAK EXPORTS LTD
General Importers & Exporters
Tower House
Hardwick Road
Great Gransden
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 3BJ


We are a group of business Persons, who deal on raw materials and
export into America,Europe and Canada. We are searching for
representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting to our
costumers in America and Canada 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 our procurement officer,Peter Warner:
peterwarner@linuxmail.org, 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 America or Canada. Please if you
are interested get back to Peter Warner

Very Respectfully,
Agrigak Export Ltd
Goods for Import & Export
&
Agrigak Crops Ltd


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