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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: "NOBLE CLEAN FABRICS AND TEXTILES INDUSTRIAL LTD" <kelvinheather_1@msn.com>
Reply-To: remykoka1@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:10:16 +0000
Subject: ONLINE PART TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY

Hi dear,

My name is Remy Koka, i manage a fast growing company here in the United
Kingdom. We supply raw materials for clothing companies.

Actually i need a representative in the states who can be working for me. I
make alots of supplies to some of our clients in the states which i do come
to the states to recieve payment after i supply them our raw materials, so i
realize that its quite too expensive and stressful for me to be coming to
the states to recieve such payment twice in a month. I am willing to pay you
10% for every money recieved by you from most of my clients.

I am doing this based on trust. Just incase you are concerned about how i
got to contact you, it was through the American Chamber of Commerce for
trust worthiness.

If you agree in doing this part time job please do get back to me with your
contact details and phone number(s) and a brief copy of your curriculum
vitae (Resume) for further interview.

Thank you.

Remy Koka
Assistant Manager
e-mail: kelvinheather@message.com
for: NOBLE CLEAN FABRICS AND TEXTILES INDUSTRIAL LTD


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