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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: "young chan" <dir_youngchan1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dir_youngchan@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:15:51 -0900
Subject: HI

ATTN:(REQUEST FOR REPRESENTATIVE.)........
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is my pleasure to write to you in respect of our organisation. We are
experts in the sale of raw materials.We export into the Canada/America and
some parts in Europe. We are searching for
representatives who can help us establish a medium of getting our funds from
our costumers in the Canada/America/Europe 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 & nbs! p; 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/Europe as your location shall determine,do
kindly get back to us through this email address(dir_youngchan@yahoo.com) We
anticipate your earliest response in this regard.
Thanks.
Mr.Young Chan
Director,
Recrutiment and Staff Welfare Department
HUBEI CO,
Shanghai,China
www.cmiec.com


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