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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: "Kapil Gupta" <contact@ansiindialtd.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 12:41:41 +0000
Subject: We wish to hear from you.

ANSI INDIA LTD
Associated Natural Stones India (P) Ltd.
60 Aamrapali Apartments,
56 - I.P. Extension,
New Delhi-110 092, Delhi,India.
Email: info@ansiindialtd.net

Dear Prospective Representative,

I am Mr. Kapil Gupta, the Executive Director of group of business Persons,
from India who deals on raw materials and export into America/Europe/Asia
and Africa; my office is presently based in London, England.

This is due to the heavy nature of business here in the past few months.
This led us to searching for Representatives who can help us establish a
medium of getting to our costumers in America/Europe/Asia and Africa as well
as making payments through you to us, this is as a result of the high
purchase by them during our last month`s fair.

Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be very
glad. We look forward to doing business with you, have it in mind that you
are only entitled to a 10% of any payment made through you only.

All further correspondence, Please contact our procurement officer, MR CHAU
TAN MANPOONG, at chutan1010_ansiindia@yahoo.co.in .

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Kapil Gupta
Executive Director
Associated Natural Stones India (P) Ltd.

NOTE:
Be informed that this proposal is only open to you within the next 96 hours,
if there be not reply from you within this time, it is considered you are
not in tune with our demand.





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