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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: "Con Oil Min" <conoilmininto@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jacobwilliams@rediffmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:27:21 -0800
Subject: APPLY REGIONAL AGENT NEEDED!!!

CONOIL AND GAS PLC
UNITS 2A AND 2B,OLYMPIC WAY,
SEFTON BUSINESS PARK AINTREE LIVERPOOL,
L30 1RD.UNITED KINGDOM
TELE: 44 703 190 7668 (8.am - 5pm)
FAX: 44 870 135 1031 (24hrs)

Regional Agent Needed

Sir/Madam,

Top of the day to you. I am Mr.Jacob Williams,we are OPEC members that
deals on crude oil, raw materialsand export to Canada, America, Europe and
Asia. I will want to solicit for your assistance as agent/representative of
my
company in collecting payments that is due for services and supplies we
rendered.Please If you are availlable for this job,I will wantyou to
furnish me with your full details as outline below, so as to enable me give
you
further details.

NB:That you will only be allowed to represent this company in your your
region or state.

Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person, as in most cases
payments will be made through you to our company in the course of
transaction. And more so,you will be entitled to some percentage and
motivations in every payments that you are able to receive for us from
our
customers.

NAME.................................................
MAILING ADDRESS......................................
AGE:.................................................
STATUS:..............................................
STATE/COUNTRY........................................
TEL/FAX NUMBERS......................................
COMPANY NAME (If any)................................
OCCUPATION...........................................

On our receipt of the above details we shall verifyand confirm your
contact
details before accreditation as approved agent.

All response should be send to: Jacob Williams
TELE: 44 703 190 7668 (8.am - 5pm)
FAX: 44 870 135 1031 (24hrs)
Email:jacobwilliams@rediffmail.com

Thanks in advance for your interest.

Yours in service
Joyce Rose



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