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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: "cheng chiu" <cmg@chenchiuexports.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:32:41 +0000
Subject: JOB OFFER BASED ON COMMISSIONS

Dear Sir

It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation. We
experts in the sale of raw materials.We export into the
and some parts asia. We are searching for representatives who can
help us establish a medium of getting our funds from our costumers in the
Canada/America/asia as well as making payments through these
representatives to us.

Please if interested in transacting business in view of helping
us,so
our clients could make payment to you being our representative, we
will
be very glad. Compensations will be given and other benefits.Contact
us
for more information, If this proposal is acceptable to you.Please
get
back to us, so that a remuneration can be worked out for your
services
as our representative in Canada/America/asia as your location shall
determine.

For further informations and enquiries, you could write back to :

BARRISTER RICHARDS
barrister_richards@linuxmail.org
www.cimec.com


We anticipate your earliest response in this regard.

Best regards,
rebeca siu


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